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HISTORY 


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ENGAGEMENTS 

OF THE 

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Introduction. 

I T cannot be denied that it is too much the tendency to forget the 
debt of gratitude we owe to the men who, when others faltered, 
laid their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honors upon the 
Altar of Liberty and Union, that a “ Government of the people, by 
the people and for the people” should not perish from the earth. 

We are of the opinion that if the true American principles on 
which the Grand Army of the Republic is based, were more gener¬ 
ally understood by the men who did not share the hardships of the 
field and prison pen, but who, nevertheless, owe their good fortunes 
to the victories achieved on the bloody battle fields of ’61 to ’65, 
they would not be so ready to complain of the meagre allowance 
provided by the Government, which, in many cases, barely enables 
the recipient to keep the “wolf of starvation from the door.” 

The object of this little book, therefore, is to acquaint the masses 
with the real nature and workings of this National Soldier organi¬ 
zation and to interest the reader in a plan for a public acknowledge¬ 
ment of our indebtedness to the ex-soldier. 

We hope that every loyal American citizen who finds his sentiments 
in accord with the spirit of “The Easel Monument Project” will 
put “a shoulder to the wheel” in order that this patriotic enterprise 
may be carried out in every detail, thereby demonstrating to future 
generations that we, as a Nation, appreciate the services rendered 
by the “ Brave Boys in Blue,” that we honor them for their bravery, 
and that future services, in defense of Liberty and Union, will not 
be forgotten, as it has been too much the tendency to forget what 
our citizen soldiers have done for our country. 

The Easel Monument Association. 


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DEDICATION. 


^jo^the brave “ boys in blue,” who, on land or sea 
participated in that memorable struggle for the preserva* 
tion of our Union, and to the mothers, wives, daughters, 
and friends, who, at home and in the hospital, so nobly 
did their part, this little volume is respectfully dedicated 
by the author. 



HISTORY 


OF THE 

Grand Armv of the Republic 

BY 

J. WORTH CARNAHAN 


CHAPTER I. 

CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE ORGANIZATION OF THE G. A. R. AND ITS 

CO-WORKERS. 


O VER a quarter of a century ago the people 
of the North were startled as never before 
by the report that Fort Sumter had been 
fired upon, and that the war between the North 
and the South had indeed commenced in earnest. 
A call for volunteers to defend the “ Stars and 
Stripes” was made. That call was answered. 
Brave men left the farm, the workshop, the office, 
the store, home, and loved ones—everything, and 
rushed forward to protect the nation's honor. Battles were lost— 
battles were won. Long and weary were the marches, and fierce 
and bloody were the battles that marked the years from 1861 
to 1865. The comrade who, at morning, answered “here,” at 

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CAUSES WHICH LED TO THE ORGANIZATION OF 


eventide could nevermore respond. Never before in the annals 
of history was any similar struggle waged on so grand a scale or 
with so great a destruction of men and material 
as in this u the great American conflict.” 

At last the final day came. The South, no 
longer able to withstand the prowess and over¬ 
whelming forces of the North, was compelled to 
surrender, and then “ The Brave Boys in Blue ” 
marched home again; but not until nearly half 
a million of their number were killed outright 
on the field, died of disease and wounds, or were 
crippled or maimed tor life. 

Many returned home to find themselves penniless and helpless, 
but strong in their determination to grapple with the world. The 
promises made to the men who left their families to go forth to 
fight for the integrity of the nation were but poorly kept, and 
though some were provided with employment by the Government, 
and many patriotic citizens, who remembered and appreciated 
their services, came nobly forward and gave them the preference 
in their enterprises, still a great number remained unemployed and 
unprovided for. This state of affairs caused deep anxiety in the 
hearts of their more fortunate comrades, who had stood shoulder 
to shoulder with these men during the death storm of battle, but 
who had come out of the war with happier fortune, and who were 
now better able to cope with the world. 

It was this condition of affairs that caused the pioneers in the 
Grand Army of the Republic to conceive the idea of forming an 
organization that would, to a certain extent, look after the disabled 
and unemployed veterans, and to the welfare of the widows and 
orphans of those who had fallen in the conflict. Such were the 
circumstances which led to the organization of the G. A. R., made 
brothers under the cloud of war, brothers in a thousand ' common 
dangers, brothers in a thousand common sufferings, brothers they 
must remain in the sunshine of peace. 











THE G. A. R. AND ITS CO-WORKERS. 


The history of “ The Great American Conflict ” would he incom¬ 
plete without a record of the heroism and self-denying deeds of 
the mothers, wives, and daughters of those who 
sprang to arms to support the integrity of the 
Republic and the honor of the “ Stars and 
Stripes.” 

Thousands of Northern women of all classes 
and every rank of society, willingly sacrificing 
much of what is dear to woman, urged their 
friends and loved ones to rally around the flag; 
and they eagerly sought the privilege, as they 
deemed it, of doing what they could for the 
cause. At home they managed the business, 
the factory, or the farm, at the same time caring for the little ones; 
and when tidings of defeat or disaster reached them, their hearts 
trembled with anxiety for the welfare of their loved ones and the 
success of the cause. 

Every moment of the day and night of that trying time, hearts 
were lifted up in silent prayer to the “ God of Battles ” that the 
right might prevail and the absent ones he returned safe in peace 
and honor. In the stillness of the night, as the little ones were put 
to rest, their young voices were taught to lisp a prayer, that “ God 
might spare papa and preserve the Union.” Nor was this all. 
What a woman does, she does with her whole heart. Almost every 
home in the North was turned into a manufactory of lint; the 
closets and chests were ransacked and valued articles of linen were 
cheerfully brought forth and sacrificed to - be shredded into lint 
for “ the poor wounded soldiers.” 

Societies were organized throughout the country, and the women 
vied with each other in offering delicacies and dainties, to be sent 
to the hospitals for the weak and suffering who had been wounded 
on Southern battlefields. How devotedly they worked in the 
interest of the “ Christian Commission ” and the “ Sanitary Com¬ 
mission.” Their busy fingers even found time, in numerous cases, to 











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pen words of cheer and encouragement to the brave men, strangers 
to them, except that they were bound together by the strong bonds 
of loyalty and patriotism. 

Nor can we forget those dauntless ones, who, not tied by the 
cares of a family, so gladly volunteered for active service as nurses 
on the battlefield and in the hospital; who left the ease and refine¬ 
ment of home to suffer toil and privations to administer to the 
wants of the wounded. As ministering angels, they passed from 
cot to cot, stopping here to breathe a word of encouragement to a 
young sufferer racked with pain and far away from friends and 
home, and pausing there to raise the pillow of another that he 
might rest a little more comfortably. At times she was to be found 
writing a last message to loved ones from one about passing away, 
and whispering words of hope and consolation—in short, in a 
thousand different ways doing what only a woman, with her tact, 
gentleness, and sympathy, can do. 

After the struggle was over and the sword 
was turned into the pruning-hook—when the 
gallant defenders returned to the vocations of 
peace; alas, many of them, incapacitated by 
wounds or disease, were unable to resume their 
former calling, and helplessly saw their families 
without proper provision for their maintenance, 
the women, faithful to their interests and true 
in their devotion, sprang to the rescue and 
organized the various auxiliaries known as the 
“Woman’s Relief Corps,” “Loyal Ladies’ 
League,” or the “ Ladies of the G. A. R.,” etc., etc. 

The-lessons of patriotism learned at the knee of their mothers 
were not lost on the children of the soldiers. On the return of 
their fathers and brothers from the conflict, the stories of battles 
and victory were told and retold by the fireside, and such was 
their charm that they were ever new. Their words burned into 
the hearts of the young listeners, and they made such an impres- 











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sion that with advancing years the children came to feel that 
they, too, could claim a common interest and heritage in the deeds 
of their fathers. This feeling seemed to unite them and form a 
common tie, leading eventually to the organization of the “ Sons 
of Veterans,” “Ladies’ Aid Societies,” and the “Daughters of 
Veterans,” respectively. 






























CHAPTER II. 

THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC/ 



T HE cradle of the “ Grand Army 
of the Republic ” was a sol¬ 
dier’s tent. On the march 
to Meridian was born the idea that 
was to crystallize and develop, and 
finally produce that brotherhood of 
soldiers known as the G. A. R. 

During Sherman’s expedition to 
Meridian, in February, 1864, Maj. 
B. F. Stephenson and Chaplain W. 
J. Rutledge became tentmates and 
close friends. As they spoke in 
glad anticipation of the time when 
they might exchange the hardships 
and trials of the field for the shel¬ 
ter and comfort of their homes, 
Chaplain Rutledge suggested that 
when the troops were finally mus¬ 
tered out of the service, it would 
be but natural to suppose that men 
who had shared so much suffer- 
BADGE - ing, privation, and danger would 

wish to form some sort of associa¬ 
tion, that they might meet again to 
preserve the friendships and memo¬ 
ries of the past. This topic became 
the subject of frequent conversation g. a. r. button. 


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and they agreed to assist one another in the development of such 
a project, if they were spared. 

This mutual agreement was not forgotten, especially by Dr. 
Stephenson, when he returned home after the close of his 
army service. The more he thought of an organization of per- 
.petual comradeship, the more he was enthused with the idea. 
He could not forget the many deeds of valor daily performed 
by his comrades, or the many bloody battlefields won by their 
prowess. When his thoughts returned to the scenes of that 
trying time, he could again hear the roar of his comrades’ 
deadly artillery, the terrible crash and racket of their muskets, 
and the ringing and clanging of their sabres, when they crossed 
with those of the enemy. He could again see the many battle¬ 
fields covered with the dead and wounded, and the ground made 
red with their hearts’ blood. He could again hear the vain cry 
for “ water ” to sustain the fast ebbing life stream, and the sacred 
messages whispered in his ear by sufferers racked with pain and 
far away from home and loved ones, as he bent over them in per¬ 
formance of the duties required by his profession. His duty, as a 
physician, often called him to the bedside of comrades, who had 
returned home from the service crippled and maimed for life, and 
these interviews constantly reminded him of “ the groan of the 
gray-haired sire on learning the sad news; the indescribable look 
of despair of the widow, on learning that her last prop was taken 
from her; the shriek of the newly-made bride; the suppressed 
anguish of the betrothed maiden; and the piteous wail of the 
bereaved mother, as, with quivering lips, she imparted the sad 
news to the little ones, who henceforth would be fatherless, and, 
perhaps, homeless.” 

Considerable correspondence on the subject of the organization of 
the Order, which is now known as the “ Grand Army of the Repub¬ 
lic,” passed between Dr. Stephenson and Mr. Rutledge, until they 
met, by appointment, in Springfield, Ill., in March, 1866, to arrange 
for the compilation of a ritual for the proposed Order. The first 


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Post was organized at Decatur, Ill., April 6’, 1*866, by Maj. B. F. 
Stephenson, and a ritual was printed under his supervision. The 
first State Convention was held in Springfield, Ill., July 12, 1866. 

As Commander-in-Chief, Dr. Stephenson issued a^ general order, 
dated October 31, 1866, calling the first National Convention of 
the “ Grand Army of the Republic.” The convention met in In¬ 
dianapolis, Ind., November 20, 1866, and representatives were 
present from Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Wisconsin, New York, 
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iowa, Kentucky, Indiana, and the District of 
Columbia. 

OBJECTS OF THE ORDER. 

The objects of the G. A. R., as originally set forth in their Con¬ 
stitution, are: j First, the preservation of those kind and fraternal 
feelings, which have bound together, with the strong cords of love 
and affection, the comrades in arms of many battles, sieges, and 
marches; second , to make these ties available in works and results 
of kindness, of favor and material aid to those in need of assist¬ 
ance ; third, to make provision, where it is not already done, for 
the support, care, and education of soldiers’ orphans, and for the 
maintenance of the widows of deceased soldiers; fourth , for the 
protection and assistance of disabled soldiers, whether disabled by 
wounds, sickness, old age, or misfortune; fifth , for the establish¬ 
ment and defense of the late soldiery of the United States, morally, 
socially, and politically, with a view to inculcate a proper appre¬ 
ciation of their services to the country, and to a recognition of such 
services and claims by the American people.” 

The Indianapolis Convention, held November 20, 1866, added 
the word “ sailors ” to the Springfield Constitution, and also a new 
section, taken from the Constitution of the “ Loyal Legion,” which 
reads as follows: “ The maintenance of true allegiance to the 
United States of America, based upon paramount respect for and 
fidelity to the National Constitution and Laws, manifested by the 
discountenancing of whatever may tend to weaken loyalty, incite 
to insurrection, treason, or rebellion, or in any manner impairs the 


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efficiency and permanency of our free institutions, together with a 
defense of universal liberty, equal rights, and justice to all men.” 

ELIGIBILITY TO MEMBERSHIP. 

According to the Rules and Regulations of the Grand Army of 
the Republic, A. D. 1893, all “ Soldiers and Sailors of the United 
States Army, Navy, or Marine Corps, who served between April 12, 
1861, and April 9, 1865, in the war for the suppression of the 
Rebellion, and those having been honorably discharged therefrom 
after such service, and of such State regiments as were called into 
active service and subject to the orders of the U. S. General offi¬ 
cers, between the dates mentioned, shall be 
eligible to membership in the Grand Army 
of the Republic. No person shall be eli¬ 
gible to membership who has at any time 
borne arms against the United States.” 

POLITICAL TENDENCIES. 

Many prominent citizens, not bound by 
kindred ties to the Grand Army of the 
Republic, are of the opinion that it is 
little more than a political organization, 
and, therefore, take no interest in it. There are, also, a great many 
soldiers throughout the country who would be enrolled as mem¬ 
bers were it not that they, too, are of the same opinion. This is a 
great injustice to the Order, as the following bit of history will 
show that the Post-room is a place “ where the partisan and sec¬ 
tarian are not heard.” 

During the political campaign of 1866, the disputes between 
President Johnson and the majority in Congress were the means 
of greatly hindering the growth of the G. A. R.; for, notwith¬ 
standing the fact that a great many soldiers who entered the war 
as Democrats returned with different political opinions, and that 






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the great mass of the soldier vote in 1866 was Republican, it was 
by no means a unit, for many thousands of gallant soldiers, who 
were Democrats when they enlisted in the service, returned as 
such; and during this political campaign hundreds of political 
clubs were organized among the Veterans, some advocating the 
principles of the Republican, and others, the Democratic party. 
Naturally, when a question of a political nature found its way into 
a Post-room, any argument in its favor was sure to he hotly re¬ 
butted by some representative of the opposite party. 

This condition of affairs soon caused a discord in the Post-room, 
and comrades by the hundred withdrew from the Order, especially 
those with Democratic views; as a result, the public soon began to 
look upon the G. A. R. as a political organization, and the tendency 
of the whole Democratic party was to work against any move that 
would tend to strengthen the ranks of the Order. 

The leaders of the G. A. R. soon saw that even the discussion of 
political questions in the Order was greatly detrimental to its best 
interests. They realized that as the Rebellion was put down by 
“ individual efforts united,” on this principle alone could they 
secure legislation in behalf of the soldiers’ orphans, widows, and 
dependent parents; or, for the maintenance of homes for disabled 
Veterans, and for the more successful carrying out of the principles 
and objects for which they were organized. They were not long, 
therefore, in taking steps to repair the breach which the political 
tendencies of the Order had made in its ranks, and in January, 
1868, at the National Encampment, held in Philadelphia, Pa., 
while declaring that it was the purpose of the Grand Army “ to 
secure the rights of the defenders of their country by all moral, 
social, and political means in their control,” the following clause 
was added to the fifth section of their Declaration of Principles, 
“ yet this Association does not design to make nominations for 
office, or to use its influence as a secret organization for partisan 
purposes.” 

In the next year, 1869, the following article was added to the 


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Rules and Regulations of the Order: “No officer or comrade of 
the ‘ Grand Army of the Republic ’ shall, in any manner, use this 
organization for partisan purposes, and no discussion of partisan 
questions shall be permitted at any of its meetings; nor shall any 
nominations for political office be made.” Under this law, which 
has. never been changed, the “ Grand Army of the Republic ” grew 
very rapidly. 


THE GRADE SYSTEM OF MEMBERSHIP. 

Another great drawback to its growth was the adoption of 
“ The Grade System,” which, according to Past Commander 
Robert B. Beath’s “ History of the Grand Army of the Re¬ 
public,” provided for three distinct grades of membership: 
1. The grade of “Recruit;” 2. The grade of “Soldier;” 3. 
The grade of “Veteran.” The “Recruits” could only be ad¬ 
vanced to the grade of “ Soldier ” after two months’ service, 
and were not eligible to office, or privileged to act, speak, or 
vote. All business was transacted by the second grade, or 
“ Soldiers,” except that pertaining to advancement to the third 
grade. The “ Soldier ” could not be advanced to the third grade 
until he had been a member of the second grade- at least six 
months. “The third grade, or ‘ Veterans,’ only were eligible to 
National or Department offices, or to membership in National or 
Department Encampments, or to offices filled by appointment of 
Commander-in-Chief or Department Commanders; and to the 
offices of Post-Commander, Vice-Commanders, Adjutant, Quarter¬ 
master, Surgeon, Chaplain, Officer of the Day, or Officer of the 
Guard.” 

Many members strongly objected to such complicated manoeuvres 
as was required in passing from one grade to another in the 
“ Grand Army,” and “ Recruits,” full of enthusiasm when they 
joined, were disgusted at having to wait two months before having 
a vote. “ After a two years’ trial, this * Grade System ’ of member¬ 
ship was entirely abolished.” Since that time the Order has flour- 


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“the grand army of the republic. 


ished and grown until, to-day, it is a powerful influence for good, 
and no one can deny that it has done much to remove from 
the nation “the shame of permitting men, who saved its life, 
to live, die, and be buried as paupers in the land they helped to 

save.” 

I cannot better express my opinion of the G. A. R. than to 
quote the words of Past Commander-in-Chief William Warner, in 
his report of the administration of his office, to the twenty-third 
annual session of the National Encampment of the G. A. R., held 
in Milwaukee, Wis., August 28, 1889: 

“ The Grand Army of the Republic is the grandest civic organi¬ 
zation the world has ever seen—its list of membership is the 
Nation’s roll of honor, containing the most illustrious names in 
history, the names of the brave men who, in the darkest days 
of the rebellion, followed the Stars and Stripes as the emblem, 
not of a confederacy of States bound together by ropes of sand, 
but as the emblem of an indissoluble Union of indestructible 
States. 

“ They followed that flag, whether in sunshine or in storm, vic¬ 
tory or defeat, with more confidence and greater reverence than 
did the children of Israel the pillar of cloud by day and of fire 
by night. The men who compose this organization are they who, 
when others faltered, laid ‘ their lives, their fortunes, and their 
sacred honors ’ upon the altar of liberty and Union, that ‘ a gov¬ 
ernment of the people, by the people and for the people ’ should 
not perish from the earth. 

“ As the war recedes the men who shared together the privations 
of the frozen camp, the hardships of the forced march, the dangers 
of the battlefield, the sufferings of the field hospital and the untold 
agonies of the prison pen, long for the touch of a comrade’s elbow 
as of old, and seek the Post-room, where the partisan and sectarian 
are not heard. The teachings of the Grand Army of the Republic 
are so conservative, its practices so patriotic, its comradeship so 
universal, that all honorably discharged Union soldiers and 


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sailors of ’61 and ’65, who have done nothing in civil life to cast 
a stain upon their honorable record in liberty’s cause, feel that 
they are at home when in the Post-room, in the house of their 
friends. 

“ It is there that the general and the private, the merchant prince 
and the clerk, the millionaire and the laborer, sit side by side as 
comrades, bound each to the other by ties the tenderest yet the 
most enduring of any in this world, outside of the family circle. 

“ ‘ There are bonds of all sorts in this world of ours, 

Fetters of friendship and ties of flowers, 

And true lovers’ knots, I ween ; 

The boy and the girl are bound by a kiss, 

But there is never a bond, old friend, like this— 

We have drank from the same canteen.’ 

“ The membership of the Grand Army of the Republic consti¬ 
tutes the great conservative element of the Nation, the champion 
of civil and religious liberty, recognizing the dignity of labor, but 
having no sympathy with anarchy or communism, recognizing no 
flag but the Stars and Stripes, believing that loyalty is a virtue and 
that treason is a crime.” 

When we come to consider the true American principles which 
form the foundation of the Order, is it any wonder that its mem¬ 
bership, in about twenty-seven years, has reached the gigantic pro¬ 
portions of 7,626 Posts, and a membership, in good standing, of 
more than 400,000 men? What true American citizen can con¬ 
sider for a moment the vast amount of labor, time, and money ex¬ 
pended yearly by the Grand Army of the Republic, in order 
that the soldier’s widow might be comforted and supported; that 
his orphans might be fed, clothed, and educated, and that society 
might be compelled to give them a home, alike comfortable and 
respectable, without acknowledging what a blessing to the welfare 
of our country this Grand Soldier Organization has been, and how 
faithfully they have adhered to their motto of “Friendship,. 
Charity and Loyalty ” ? 


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GROWTH OF THE ORDER. v 

A recapitulation of the Adjutant-General’s report, at the 
National Encampment held in Indianapolis, Ind., Sept., A. D. 
1893, shows the following figures : 

In 1873 the number of comrades in the Grand Army of the 
Republic, in good standing, was 27,100; in 1878 it was 31,016; in 
1883, 215,446; in 1888, the number was 372,960; in 1889, the 
number was 397,974 ; in 1890, 409,484; this appears to have been 
the high-water mark in its history. In 1891 it was 407,781. The 
total membership, in good standing, June 30, 1892, was 399,880; 
gained by muster, 24,954 ; gained by transfer, 7,034; gained by re¬ 
instatement, 10,283; total gains, 56,368 ; aggregate, 456,248. The 
losses were as follows: By death, 7,002 ; by honorable discharge, 
1,707; by transfer, 8,168; by suspension, 35,298; by dishonorable 
discharge, 233; delinquent reports, 6,617 ; total losses, 59,025; net 
loss, during the year, 2,657. Total membership, in good standing, 
June 30, 1893, 397,223. 

Adjt.-Gen. E. B. Gray states that 4,070 of those reported June 
30, 1893, as delinquent are really in good standing, but were not 
so reported by inefficient Post officers. Therefore, the total mem¬ 
bership of the G. A. R., in good standing, Sept. 10, 1893, was 
401,293. This number added to the 35,298 suspended members 
makes a total membership for the Grand Army of the Republic 
of 436,591. 

NUMERICAL STRENGTH OF EACH DEPARTMENT. 

The following is a list of the forty-five State Departments of the 
Grand Army of the Republic, with date and place of organization; 
also, the number of active Posts, with total membership in good 
standing of each State or Department, A. D. 1893. Compiled from 
official sources. 

Where two dates of organization are mentioned, the last is 
always that of permanent organization and national recognition. 


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Alabama. —Department organized March 12, 1889. Number 
of Posts, 13; total membership, 263. 

Arizona. —Department organized at Phoenix, January 17, 1888. 
Number of Posts, 9; total membership, 288. 

Arkansas. —Department permanently organized at Hot Springs, 
April 18, 1884. Number of Posts, 89 ; total membership, 2,872. 

California and Nevada. —Department organized at San Fran¬ 
cisco, February 21, 1868. Number of Posts, 116 ; total member¬ 
ship, 6,678. 

Colorado and Wyoming. —Formerly “ The Mountain Depart¬ 
ment,” was first organized at Lartimie, Wyoming Territory, De¬ 
cember 11, 1879; reorganized at Denver, Col., July 31, 1882. 
Number of Posts, 82 ; total membership, 3,394. 

Connecticut. —Department organized at Hartford, April 11, 
1867. Number of Posts, 67 ; total membership, 7,852. 

Delaware. —Department organized at Wilmington, January 14, 
1881. Number of Posts, 22 ; total membership, 1,138. 

Florida. —Department permanently organized July 9, 1884. 
Number of Posts, 18 ; total membership, 565. 

Georgia. —Department organized at Atlanta, January 25, 1889. 
Number of Posts, 10; total membership, 560. 

Idaho. —Department organized at Boise City, January 11, 1888. 
Number of Posts, 20; total membership, 738. 

Illinois. —Department organized at Springfield, July 12, 1866. 
Number of Posts, 582 ; total membership, 30,211. 

Indiana. —Department organized at Indianapolis, August 20, 
1866; reorganized at Terre Haute, October 3, 1879. Number of 
Posts, 530; total membership, 24,078. 

Indian Territory. —Department was organized 1889. Number 
of Posts, 14; total membership, 318. 

Iowa. —Department first organized at Davenport, September 26, 
1866; re-organized at Des Moines, January 23, 1879. Number of 
Posts, 449 ; total membership, 18,870. 

Kansas. —Department organized at Topeka, January 9, 1868; 


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THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 


recognized as a permanent Department March 16, 1880. Number 
of Posts, 468; total membership, 17,562. 

Kentucky. —Department organized at Covington, January 16, 
1883. Number of Posts, 172 ; total membership, 6,721. 

Louisiana and Mississippi. —Department permanently organized 
at New Orleans, May 15, 1884. Number of Posts, 17 ; total mem¬ 
bership, 1,312. 

Maine. —Department organized at Portland, January 10, 1868. 
Number of Posts, 165; total membership, 10,564;' 

Maryland. —Department organized January 8, 1868; reorgan¬ 
ized June 9,1876. Number of Posts, 52; total membership, 2,825. 

Massachusetts. —Department organized at New Bedford, May 
7, 1867. Number of Posts, 210; total membership, 24,105. 

Michigan. —-Department organized at Detroit, October 1, 1867 ; 
reorganized at Grand Rapids, January 22,1879. Number of Posts, 
397 ; total membership, 19,617. 

Minnesota. —Department first organized at St. Paul, October 16, 
1866; reorganized at Stillwater, August 17, 1881. Number of 
Posts, 185 ; total membership, 9,432. 

Missouri. —Department first organized May 7, 1867; reorgan¬ 
ized at Kansas City, April 22, 1882. Number of Posts, 436 ; total 
membership, 19,391. 

Montana. —Department organized at Helena, March 10, 1885. 
Number of Posts, 16; total membership, 975. 

Nebraska. —Department organized at Omaha, June 11, 1877- 
Number of Posts, 276; total membership, 8,324. 

New Hampshire. —Department organized at Portsmouth, April 
30, 1868. Number of Posts, 94; total membership, 5,837. 

New Jersey. —Department organized at Newark, December 10, 
1867. Number of Posts, 115; total membership, 7,757. 

New Mexico. —Department organized at Santa Fe, July 14, 
1883. Number of Posts, 11; total membership, 253. 

New York.— Department organized at Albany, April 3, 1867. 
Number of Posts, 661; total membership, 40,306. 


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North Dakota. —Department organized at Yankton, February 
*27, 1883. Number of Posts, 32; total membership, 928. 

Ohio. —Department organized at Columbus, January 30, 1867. 
Number of Posts, 697 ; total membership, 42,680. 

Oklahoma. —Department organized June 23, 1890. Number of 
Posts, 27 ; total membership, 464. 

Oregon— Department organized at Portland, September 28, 

1882. Number of Posts, 50; total membership, 2,665. 
Pennsylvania. —Department organized at Philadelphia, Janu¬ 
ary 16, 1867. Number of Posts, 619; total membership, 43,181. 

Potomac. —Department organized at Washington, D. C., Febru¬ 
ary 13, 1869. Number of Posts, 16; total membership, 3,936. 

Rhode Island. —Department organized at Providence, March 
24, 1868. Number of Posts, 26; total membership, 3,522. 

South Dakota. —Department organized February 27, 1883. 
Number of Posts, 94 ; total membership, 3,927. 

Tennessee. —Department first organized August 18, 1868; reor¬ 
ganized at Nashville, February 26, 1884. Number of Posts, 88; 
dotal membership, 4,975. 

Texas. —Department first organized at Austin, February 12, 
1872 ; reorganized March 25, 1885. Number of Posts, 55; total 
membership, 1,637. 

Utah. —Department organized at Salt Lake City, October 8. 

1883. Number of Posts, 3 ; total membership, 191. 

Vermont. —Department organized at Montpelier, October 23 7 
1868. Number of Posts, 110; total membership, 5,863. 

Virginia. —Department organized at Richmond, July 27, 1871. 
Number of Posts, 45; total membership, 1,592. 

Washington and Alaska.— Department organized at Olympia, 
June 20, 1883. Number of Posts, 71; total membership, 
3,782. 

West Virginia. —Department first organized at Wheeling, April 
9, 1868; reorganized at Clarksburg, February 20, 1883. Number 
of Posts, 108 ; total membership, 3,267. 


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THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 


Wisconsin. —Department organized at Madison, June 7, 1866. 
Number of Posts, 272 ; total membership, 15,871. 

NATIONAL OFFICERS. 

The supreme power of the Grand Army of the Republic is 
lodged in the National Encampment , which is “held annually be¬ 
tween April and November, as may be fixed by the Commander- 
in-Chief, by consent of the Council of Administration, and at such 
place as shall have been determined at the previous stated meet¬ 
ing.” 

“Special meetings may be convened by order of the Com- 
mander-in-Chief, by and with the advice and consent of the 
National Council of Administration.” 

The National officers of the Grand Army of the Republic are as 
follows: Commander-in-Chief, Senior Vice-Commander-in-Chief, 
Junior Vice-Commander-in-Chief, Adjutant-General, Quartermas¬ 
ter-General, Inspector-General, Judge Advocate-General, Surgeon- 
General, Chaylain-in-Chief, and a Council of Administration, con¬ 
sisting of the above-named officers, and one comrade from each 
Department. 

These officers, with the exception of the Adjutant-General, Quar¬ 
termaster-General, Inspector-General, and Judge Advocate-General, 
who are appointed by the Commander-in-Chief as his staff, are 
elected by ballot at each National Encampment, and enter upon 
the duties of their respective offices immediately after the adjourn¬ 
ment of the meeting at which they were elected. 

Vacancies occurring during the year are filled by the Council of 
Administration. 

DUTIES OF NATIONAL OFFICERS. 

Article VI, of Chapter IV, of the Rules and Regulations of the 
Grand Army of the Republic, for 1893, reads as follows: 

“Section 1 . The Commander-in-Chief shall enforce the Rules and Regulations of the 
Grand Army of the Republic, and the orders of the National Encampment and Council of 
Administration, and for this purpose he may issue such orders as may be necessary. 


23 


THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.” 

“He shall preside in the National Encampment and Council of Administration, decide 
all questions ot law or usage, subject to an appeal to the National Encampment; approve 
all requisitions properly drawn on the Quartermaster General, and shall hold all securities 
given by National officers, as trustee for the Grand Army of the Republic. He shall appoint 
immediately after entering his office, the Adjutant-General, the Quartermaster-General, the 
Inspector-General, the Judge Advocate-General, an Assistant Adjutant-General, as many 
Assistant Inspectors-General on the nomination of the Inspector-General and as many 
Aides-de-Camp as he may deem necessary. He shall appoint ail other national officers and 
committees not otherwise provided for, and may remove these officers at his pleasure. He 
shall promulgate through the proper officers the national countersign, and may change the 
same at his discretion, and shall issue to all Departments, regularly organized, suitable 
charters, and appoint Provisional Commanders in States and Territories where there is no 
Department organization. 

“ Sec. 2. The Vice Commanders-in-Chief shall assist the Commander-in-Chief by counsel 
and otherwise, and in his absence or disability they shall fill his office according to 
seniority. 

“Sec. 3. The Adjutant-General shall keep correct records of the proceedings of the 
National Encampment and Council of Administration ; he shall conduct its correspondence 
and issue the necessary ord-rs, under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief. All returns 
received by him from Departments shall be turned over to the proper officers. 

“ He shall prepare all books and blanks required for use of the Grand Army of the Repub¬ 
lic, under the direction of the Commander-in-Chief. He shall draw requisitions on the 
Quartermaster-General, to be approved by the Commander-in-Chief, and shall perform such 
other duties and keep such other books and records as the Commander-in-Chief or the 
National Encampment may require him. He shall give securily for the faithful discharge 
of his duties, to be approved by the Commander in-Chief, and shall receive as compensation 
for his services such sum as the National Encampment may from time to time deteimine. 

“ Sec. 4. The Quartermaster-General shall hold the funds, securities, and vouchers of the 
National Encampment, and fill all requisitions drawn upon him by the Adjutant-General 
and approved by the Commander-in-Chief. He shall distribute all books and blanks re¬ 
quired for the use of the Grand Army of the Republic, and, under the direction of the 
Commander-in-Chief, charge a reasonable and uniform price for the same. He shall give 
good and sufficient security, in a sum to be approved by the Council of Administration, for 
the faithful discharge of his duties, and shall receive such compensation for his services 
as the National Encampment may from time to time determine. 

" Sec. 5. The Inspector-General shall perform such duties as are required of him by Chap. 
V, Art. V, and shall receive such compensation for his services as the National Encampment 
may from time to time determine. 

“ Sec. 6. The Surgeon-General shall perform the duties properly appertaining to that 
office. 

“ Sec. 7. The Chaplain-in-Chief shall perform such duties in connection with his office as 
the Commander-in-chief or the National Encampment may require. 

“Sec. 8. The Judge Advocate-General shall perform the duties belonging to that office. 

“Sec. 9. The National Council of Administration shall meet at such place as may be 
determined by the National Encampment at their stated meeting, and at such other times 
and places as the Commander-in-Chief may order; and ten members shall constitute a 


24 lt THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.” 

quorum. It shall audit the accounts of the various National officers, may propose plans of 
action' and shall represent in all matters the National Encampment in the interval between 
its sessions. It shall keep full and detailed records of its proceedings, and present the same 
as its report'ait the stated meeting of the National Encampment, for the consideration of 

that body. 

SiU ,LaWiierj 

“ Spgs,: 10, The several staff officers shall present to the National Encampment, at each 
annual session, full and detailed 1 reports, in print, of the operations of their respective depart¬ 
ments ; and when retiring from their office shall deliver to their successors all moneys, 
books, and other property of the Grand Army of the Republic in their possession or under 
their control.” 
a-Uidtr. ,nj». •/. . 

NATIONAL ENCAMPMENTS. 

The National Encampments of the Grand Army of the Repub¬ 
lic were held as follows: 

1st Session, Indianapolis, Ind., November 20, 1866. 

No Session was held in the year 1867. 

3 juairuo.; : au JOi ^ 

2d Session, Philadelphia, Pa., January 15, 1868. 


3d 

. u 

Cincinnati, 0., May 12, 1869. 

4th 

« 

Washington, D. C., May 11, 1870. 

5th 

u 

Boston, Mass., May 10, 1871. 

6th 

a 

Cleveland, O., May 8, 1872. 

7th 

a 

New Haven, Conn., May 14, 1873. 

8th 

a 

Harrisburg, Pa., May 13, 1874. 

9th 

u 

Chicago, Ill., May 12, 1875. 

10th 

u 

Philadelphia, Pa., June 30, 1876. 

11th 

u 

Providence, R. I., June 26, 1877. 

12 th 

G y ( c\*.» p.f (f 11 y 

u 

Springfield, Mass., June 4, 1878. 

13th 

' U : ' 

Albany, N. Y., June 17, 1879. 

14th 

u 

■~J" ‘ up< 

Dayton, O., June 8, 1880. 

15 th 

a 

Indianapolis, Ind., June 15, 1881. 

16 th 

a 

Baltimore, Md., June 21, 1882. 

17th 

a 

Denver, Col., July 25, 1883. 

18th 

u 

d 

Minneapolis, Minn., July 23, 1884. , 

19th 

u 

Portland, Me., June 24, 1885. 

20th 

. v it 

San Francisco, Cal., August 4, 1886. 

,21st 

it 

St. Louis, Mo., September 28, 1887. 

02d 

a Sirdifactocf . 

it 

Columbus, O, September 12, 1888. 


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23d Session, Milwaukee, Wis., August 28, 1889. 

24th “ Boston, Mass., August 8, 1890. 

25th “ Detroit, Mich., August 5, 1891. 

26th “ Washington, D. C., September 21,1892. 

27th “ Indianapolis, Ind., September 7, 1893. 

PAST COMMANDERS-IN-CHIEF OF THE G. A. R. 

B. F. Stephenson, of Illinois, the founder of the Order, served as 
Commander-in-Chief of the G. A. It. from 1866 to 1867. 

Stephen A. Hurlbut, of Illinois, from 1867 to 1868. 

John A. Logan, of Illinois, from 1868 to 1871. 

Ambrose E. Burnside, of Rhode Island, from 1871 to 1873. 
Charles Devens, Jr., of Massachusetts, from 1873 to 1875. 
John F. Hartranft, of Pennsylvania, from 1875 to 1877. 

John C. Robinson, of New York, from 1877 to 1879. 

William Earnshaw, of Ohio, from 1879 to 1880. 

Louis Wagner, of Pennsylvania, from 1880 to 1881. 

George S. Merrill, of Massachusetts, from 1881 to 1882. 

Paul Van Der Voort, of Nebraska, from 1882 to 1883. 

Robert B. Beath, of Pennsylvania, from 1883 to 1884. 

John S. Kountz, of Ohio, from 1884 to 1885. 

S. S. Burdett, of Washington, D. C., from 1885 to 1886. 

Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin, from 1886 to 1887. 

John P. Rea, of Minnesota, from 1887 to 1888. 

William Warner, of Missouri, from 1888 to 1889. 

Russell A. Alger, of Michigan, from 1889 to 1890. 

W. G. Veasey, of Vermont, from 1890 to 1891. 

John Palmer, of New York, from 1891 to 1892. 

A. G. AVeissert, of Wisconsin, from 1892 to 1893. 

John G. B. Adams, of Lynn, Mass., from 1893 to 1894. 

Thomas G. Lawler, Rockford, Ill., from 1894 to 1895. 

I, N. Walker, Indianapolis, Ind., from 1895 to 1896. 


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THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.” 

DEPARTMENT OFFICERS. 

The Department Officers are: First , Department Commander ; 
second , Senior Vice Department Commander; third, Junior Vice 
Department Commander ; fourth , Assistant Adjutant-General; fifth , 
Assistant Quartermaster-General; sixth , Department Inspector; 
seventh , Judge Advocate; eighth , Chief Mustering Officer; ninth 
Medical Director; tenth , Department Chaplain, and the Council of 
Administration, consisting of the above-named officers and five 
members by election. 

These officers, except the Assistant Adjutant-General, the Assist¬ 
ant Quartermaster-General, the Inspector, the Judge-Advocate, 
and the Chief Mustering Officer, who are appointed by the Depart¬ 
ment Commander immediately after entering upon his office, are 
elected by ballot at the Annual Encampment of the Department, 
which is held between January 1 and July 1 of each year. 

The officers thus elected enter upon their respective duties im¬ 
mediately after the adjournment of the meeting at which they 
were chosen, and hold office until their successors are duly in¬ 
stalled. 

The Council of Administration fills all vacancies in elective 
offices. 

DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OFFICERS. 

According to Article VI of Chapter III of the Rules and Regula¬ 
tions of the Grand Army of the Republic for 1893, the duties of 
the Department Officers are as follows: 

“ Section 1. The Department Commander shall, immediately after entering upon his 
office, appoint an Assistant Adjutant-General, an Assistant Quartermaster-General, an In¬ 
spector, a Judge Advocate, and a Chief Mustering Officer, and may remove these officers at 
his pleasure. He may appoint as many Assistant Inspectors, on the nomination of the 
Inspector of the Department, and as many Aides-de-Camp as he may deem necessary He 
shall preside at all meetings of the Department Encampment and Council of A dministration, 
shall forward the reports and dues to National Headquarters, and see that all orders received 
from thence are properly published and obeyed, shall issue suitable charters to all Posts or¬ 
ganized in his Department, and perform such other duties as are incumbent on officers of 
like position. 

“ Sec. 2. The Vice Commanders shall assist the Commander by counsel or otherwise, and 
in his absence or disability they shall fill his office according to seniority. 


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“the grand army of the republic.” 

“ Sec. 3. The Assistant Adjutant-General shall keep correct records of the proceedings 
of the Department Encampment and of the Council of Administration ; he shall conduct 
the correspondence and issue all orders under direction of the Commander, draw all requi¬ 
sitions upon the Assistant Quartermaster-General, make out all returns to the National 
Headquarters, and transmit the same, through the Department Commander, to the Adjutant- 
General, countersign all charters issued by the Commander, keep an Order Book, a Letter 
Book, an Indorsement and Memorandum Book, and files of all orders, reports, and corre¬ 
spondence received and remaining in his office, and perform such other duties and keep 
such other records in connection with his office as may be required of him by the Com¬ 
mander or the Department Encampment. He shall receive, as compensation for his serv¬ 
ices, such sum as the Department Encampment may from time to time determine. 

“ Sec. 4. The Assistant Quartermaster-General, shall hold the funds, securities, vouchers, 
and property of the Department, and fill all requisitions drawn by the Assistant Adjutant- 
General and approved by the Commander and shall give good and sufficient security, to be 
approved by the Councii of Administration, for the faithful discharge of his duties. 

“ Sec. 5. The Inspector shall perform such duties as are prescribed in Chap. Y, Art. V, 
and shall receive such compensation for his services as the Department Encampment shall 
from time to time determine. 

“ Sec. 6 . The Judge Advocate and the Chief Mustering Officer shall perform the duties 
properly belonging to their offices. 

“ Sec. 7. The Medical Director shall require such returns from Post Surgeons as may be 
needed and called for by the Surgeon-General, and shall make returns to that officer. 

“ Sec. 8 . The Chaplain shall perform such duties in connection with his office as the 
Commander of the Department may require of him. 

*« g EC . 9 , The Council of Administration shall have charge of the working interests of the 
Department, shall audit the accounts of the various officers, shall keep a full and detailed 
record of its proceedings, and shall present the same for the consideration of the Depart¬ 
ment Encampment at each stated meeting thereof. 

“ Sec. 10. The various staff officers shall make to the Department Encampment, at each 
stated meeting, full and complete reports, in writing, of the operations of their Depart¬ 
ments, and when retiring from office shall deliver to their successors all moneys, books, and 
other property of the Department in their possession or under their control.” 


POST OFFICERS. 

The officers of each Post of the Grand Army of the Republic 
are as follows: Post-Commander, Senior Vice-Post-Commander, 
Junior Vice-Post-Commander, Adjutant, Quartermaster, Surgeon, 
Chaplain, Officer of the Day, Officer of the Guard, Sergeant-Major, 
and Quartermaster-Sergeant. In addition to the above, the Com¬ 
mander details an Inside Sentinel, Outside Sentinel, and Color 

Sergeant. 


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“the grand army of the republic.” 

ELECTION OF OFFICERS. ' 

These officers (the Adjutant, Sergeant-Major, and Quartermaster 
Sergeant excepted) are elected at the first stated meeting in 
December, by ballot, unless a ballot be dispensed with by unani 
mous consent, and are installed into their respective offices at the 
first stated meeting in January following. 

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS. 

At the installation of officers, which is generally held publicly 
at a special meeting called for that purpose, the Commander ap¬ 
points the Adjutant, Sergeant-Major, and Quartermaster-Sergeant. 

These officers the Commander can remove, if he so desires. All 
officers, whether elected or appointed, hold office until their suc¬ 
cessors are duly installed. 

No part of the . opening or closing services, or signs of recogni¬ 
tion, of the Grand Army of the Republic, are made use of at a 
public installation of officers, but an evening spent in witnessing 
an occasion of this kind, especially by one who never attended an 
installation of Grand Army officers, will certainly never be regret¬ 
ted, as it is a very entertaining ceremony. 

DUTIES OF POST OFFICERS. 

Article VIII, of Chapter II, of the Grand Army of the Republic 
Rules and Regulations for 1893, give the duties of the Post officers 
as follows: 

“ Section 1. It shall be the duty of the Post Commander to preside at all meetings of the 
Post, to enforce a strict observance of the Rules and Regulations and By-Laws, and all orders 
from proper authority, to detail all officers and committeees not otherwise provided for, to 
approve all orders drawn upon the Quartermaster for appropriations of money made and 
passed at a stated meeting of the Post, to forward the returns required by Chap. V, Art. II, 
and to perform such other duties as his charge may require of him. 

“ Sec. 2. The Vice-Post Commanders shall perform such duties as are reqtMred of them 
by the Ritual, and, in the absence of the Commander, shall take his place in the order of 
their rank. If neither of them are present the Post shall elect a Commander pro tempore. 

“ Sec. 3. The Adjutant shall keep in books properly prepared :— 

“ 1. The Rules and Regulations of the Grand Army of the Republic and the By-Laws of 
the Post, to be signed by every comrade on his becoming a member. 


29 


THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.” 


“2. A Descriptive Book, ruled to embrace every fact contained in the application as well 
as the date of acceptance and muster, and a column for general remarks. 

“ 3 . A Journal of the Proceedings of the Post, after the same shall have been corrected 
and approved. 

“4. An Order Book, in which shall be recorded all orders and circulars issued by the 
Post Commander. 

“ 5. A Letter Book. 

“6. An Indorsement and Memorandum Book. 

“7. A Black Book, in which shall be recorded the names of all rejected candidates, also 
of all members of the Grand Army who have been dishonorably discharged. 

“ He shall attest by his signature all actions of the Post, and draw all orders on the 
Quartermaster, to be approved by the Post Commander; shall notify in writing newly- 
elected members, and shall, under the direction of the Post Commander, prepare all reports 
and returns required of him. He shall perform such other duties as appertain to his office, 
and shalL transfer to his successor, without delay, all books, papers, and other property. 


“ Sec. 4. The Quartermaster shall hold the funds, securities, vouchers, and other property 
of the Post, and fill all requisitions drawn by the Adjutant and approved by the Post Com¬ 
mander ; he shall collect all -moneys due the Post, giving his receipt therefor; he shall keep 
an account with each member, and notify all comrades in arrears ; he shall render a 
monthly account in writing to the Post of its finances, which shall be referred to an audit¬ 
ing committee appointed by the Post. He shall make and deliver to the Post Commander 
all reports and returns required of Post Quartermasters by Chap. V, Art. II, and shall 
deliver to his successor in office, or to any one designated by the Post, all moneys, books, 
and other property of the Post in his possession or under his control. He shall give security 
for the faithful discharge of his duties as provided in Chap. Y, Art. VII. 


“ Sec. 5. The Surgeon shall discharge such duties in connection with his office as may 
be required of him. 

“ Sec. 6. The Chaplain shall officiate at the opening of the Post and at the funeral of the 
comrades when attended by the Post, and perform such other duties m connection with is 
office as the Post may require. 

“ SEC. 7. The Officer of the Day and the Officer of the Guard shall perform such duties as 
may be required by the Ritual or by the Post Commander. 

“ Sec. 8. The Sergeant-Major and Quartermaster-Sergeant shall assist the Adjutant and 
Quartermaster respectively in their duties. 

“ Sec 9 The Trustees of the Post shall have the care, custody, and management of such 
property of the Post as the Post by vote shall place in their possession, or undercon¬ 
trol -subject to the direction of the Post as to its management and investment, and all 
leases or conveyances of lands or buildings, by or to the Posts, shall be in the names of such 
Trustees and their successors in office. 

“ Sec 10. Trustees of the Relief Fund shall have the care, custody, and management of 
the Relief Fund of the Post, subject to the direction of the Post, and all investments of the 
Relief Fund shall be in the names of such Trustees and their successors m office. 

“Sec. 11. Posts may make By-Laws regulating the manner in which Trustees of the 
Post or Relief Fund shall perform their duties, and respecting the reports of such Trustees. 

“ Sec 12 No change shall be made by the Trustees in any investment of Post or Relief 
Funds, or in the title to Post or Relief Fund Property, or any money paid therefrom, with¬ 
out the concurrence in writing of all the Trustees. 


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“ THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.’ 


“ Sec. 13. The Quartermaster of the Post shall turn over to the Trustees such property 
and funds of the Post as the Post by vote may direct.” 

DESCRIPTION OF THE G. A. R. BADGE. 

The membership badge of the Grand 
Army of the Republic consists of the 
figure of an Eagle, with Cross-Cannon 
and Ammunition,representing Defense; 
the Eagle hovering over with a sword, 
and always ready to protect from in¬ 
sult or dishonor the National Flag, 
which is also the emblem and ribbon 
of the Order. 

One end of this flag-ribbon is at¬ 
tached to the figure of the above- 
described eagle, cross-cannon, etc., and 
the other end is fastened to a five- 
pointed star, in the centre of which is 
“ the figure of the Goddess of Liberty, 
representing Loyalty; on either side a 
soldier and a sailor clasping hands, 
representing Fraternity, and two chil¬ 
dren receiving benediction and assur¬ 
ance of protection from the comrades, 
representing Charity. On each side of the group is the National 
Flag and the Eagle, representing Freedom ; and the Axe, or Bundle 
of Rods, or Fasces, representing Union. 

“ In each point of the star is the insignia of the various arms of 
the service, viz.: the Bugle for Infantry, Cross-cannon for Artillery, 
Cross-muskets for the Marine, Cross-swords for Cavalry, and the 
Anchor for Sailors. 

“ Over the Central Group are the words, ‘ Grand Aimy of the 
Republic,’ and under the word and figures, ‘ 1861—Veteran— 
1866,’ commemorating the commencement and close of the Rebel¬ 
lion, and also the date of organization of the Order.” 



MEMBERSHIP BADGE. 




THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC.’ 


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OFFICIAL BADGES OF THE G. A. R. 



ACTING OFFICER’S BADGE. PAST OFFICER’S BADGE. 


As the above cuts will show, the difference between the member¬ 
ship and the official badge of the G. A. R. is that the ribbon of the 
latter is wider and ornamented by a buff, cherry red, or a lighter 
blue border—(Buff for National officers, Red for Department offi¬ 
cers, and Blue for Post officers)—and that on the active officer’s 
badge the eagle is supplanted by a miniature strap one and one- 
half inches long and one-half inch wide, enameled with a gold or 
gilt border one-sixteenth of an inch in width. The color of this 
strap for National or Department officers is black, for Post officers 
dark blue. 

On the badge worn by Past officers this strap is clasped upon 


























32 


THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC. 


their proper ribbon, between the star and the eagle of the mem 
bership badge. 

A miniature shield in gold or gilt, with the coat of arms of the 
State, may be worn pendant to the official strap, to distinguish the 
different State Departments. 

The bronze used in the manufacture of the Grand Army badge 
and button is that of cannon captured in different decisive battles 
of the late Civil War. 










ENGAGEMENTS 


OF THE 

CIVIL WAR 

ARRANGED BY 

CORPS. 

I N addition to the Signal and Engineer Corps, which were distinct 
branches of the service, Hancock’s Corps, composed of volun¬ 
teer veterans, Sheridan’s Cavalry Corps, Kilpatrick’s Division 
of Cavalry, and Wilson’s Cavalry, the Union Army during the war 
was subdivided into twenty-five Army Corps. These Corps were des> 
ignated by the badges represented on pages 33 and 53 inclusive. 
The Corps badges were originally stamped out of flannel cloth, and 
were worn conspicuously on the front of the soldiers’ caps. The 
color of the badge indicated the Corps Division, namely, Red, the 
1st Division; White, the 2d Division; Blue, the 3d Division; Orange, 
the 4th Division; and Green, the 5th Division. The idea of the Corps 
Badge appears to have originated in Philip Kearny’s Division of the 
3d Corps. In 1862, Kearny ordered his officers and men to wear 
a red patch on their caps, so that he might distinguish them from 
those of other commands. The Corps Badges were first officially 
ordered in the spring of 1863, and were immedatelv adopted by the 
Army of the Potomac, but in the Western armies they did not appear 
on the men’s caps until 1864. 

These badges were also painted on the wagons of the Corps, and 
stenciled on all its articles of public property. 

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FIRST CORPS. 

(Army of the Potomac.) 

Commanders: Irwin McDowell, Joseph Hooker, 

J. F. Reynolds, John Newton. 


ENGAGEMENTS: 


Cedar Mountain or Slaughter 
Mountain, Va., Aug. 9, 1862. 

Rappahannock or Kelly’s Ford, 
Va., Aug. 21, 1862. 

Gainesville, Va., Aug. 28, 1862. 

Groveton, Va., Aug. 29, 1862. 

2d Bull Run or Manassas, Va., 
Aug. 30, 1862. 

South Mountain, Turner or Cramp- 
ton’s Gap, Md., Sept. 14, 
1862. 

Antietam or Sharpsburg, Md., 
Sept. 17 1862. 


Fitzhugh Crossing, Va., April 29, 
30, 1863. 

Chancellorsville,Va.,May 1-4,1863. 
Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. 
Mine Run or Locust Grove, Va., 
Nov. 26-28, 1863. 

The 1st Corps as an organiza¬ 
tion discontinued in March, 1864, 
and the regiments were transferred 
to the 5th Corps, Robinson’s Div. 
becoming the 2d Div. of the 5th 
Corps and Wadsworth’s Div. the 
4th Div. of the 5th Corps. 



COR.R5, 


SECOND CORPS. 

(Army of the Potomac.) 

Commanders: E. V. Sumner, D. N. Couch, W. S. Han¬ 
cock, Wm. Hays, G. K. Warren, A. A. Humphreys. 


ENGAGEflENTS: 


Yorktown, Va., April 5 to May 3, 
1862. 

Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, Va., 
May 31, 1862. 

Oak Grove, Va., June 25, 1862. 
Gaines’ Mills, Va., June 27, 1862. 
Savage Station, Va., June 29,1862. 
Peach Orchard or Allen’s Farm, 
Va., June 29, 1862. 

White Oak Swamp or Glendale, 
Va., June 30, 1862. 

Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862. 


Antietam or Sharpsburg, Md., 
Sept. 17, 1862. 

Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 
1862. 

Chancellorsville, Va., May 1-4, 
1863. 

Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. 
Auburn or Bristoe Station, Va., 
Oct. 14, 1863. 

Mine Run or Locust Grove, Va., 
Nov. 26-28,1863. 

Morton’s Ford, Va.,Feb. 6,1864. 




CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


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Wilderness, Va., May 5-7, 1864. 

Corbin’s Bridge,Va., May 8, 1864. 

Po River, Va., May 10, 1864. 

Spottsylvania, Va., May 8-18,1864. 

North Anna, Va., May 23-27,1864. 

Totopotomoy,Va.,May 30,31,1864. 

Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12,1864. 

Petersburg, Va., June 15, 19, 20- 
30, 1864; April 2, 1865. 

Weldon R.R., William’s Farm, 
Davis Farm, or Jerusalem Plank 
Road, Va., June 22, 23, 1864. 

Deep Bottom, New Market and 
Malvern Hill, Va., July 27,28, 
1864. 

Mine Explosion, Petersburg, Va., 
July 30, 1864. 


Strawberry Plains or Deep Bot¬ 
tom Run, Va., Aug. 14-18,1864. 

Ream’s Station, Va., Aug. 25,1864. 

Preble Farm or Poplar Spring 
Church, Va., Sept. 30, 1864. 

Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road, 
Oct. 27, 1864. 

Boydton and White Oak Road, Va., 
March 3i, 1865. 

Sutherland Station, Va., April 2, 
1865. 

Sailor’s Creek or Harper’s Farm 
and Deatonsville, Va., April 6, 
1865. 

Farmville, Va., April 7, 1865. 

Appomattox or Lee’s Surrender, 
Va., April 9, 1865. 



THIRD CORPS. 

(Army of the Potomac.) 

Commanders: s. P. Heintzelman, George Stoneman, 
D. E. Sickles, W. H. French. 


ENGAGEMENTS: 


Yorktown, Va., April 5 to May 3, 
1862. 

Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. 

Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, Va., May 
31, 1862. 

Oak Grove, Va., June 25, 1862. 

White Oak Swamp or Glendale, 
Va., June 30, 1862. 

Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862. 

Bristoe Station or Kettle Run, Va., 
Aug. 27, 1862. 

Groveton and Gainesville, Va., 
Aug. 28, 29, 1862. 

2d. Bull Run or Manassas, Va., 
Aug. 30, 1862. 


Chantilly or Ox Hill, Va., Sept. 
1, 1862. 

Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13, 
1862. 

Chancellorsville, Va., May 1-4, 
1863. 

Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. 
Wapping Heights or Manassas 
Gap, Va., July 23, 1863. 
Kelley’s Ford, Va., Nov. 7, 
1863. 

Mine Run or Locust Grove, Va., 
Nov. 26-28, 1863. 

The 3d Corps was discon- 
tinued March 23, 1864. The 1st 




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CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


and 2d Divisions were transferred 
to the 2d Corps. The 3d Di¬ 
vision to the 6th Corps. 


1st Division under Gen. Birney; 
2d Division, Gen. Mott; 3d Di¬ 
vision, Gen. Ricketts. 



4 - H CPKP-S. 


FOURTH CORPS. 

(Army of the Potomac and Cumberland.) 

Commanders: E. D. Keyes, Gordon Granger, O. O. 
Howard, D. S. Stanley, T. J. Wood. 


ENGAGEMENTS. 


Army of the Potomac. 

Yorktown, Va., April 5 to May 3, 

1862. 

Lee’s Mills, Va., April 16, 1862. 
Williamsburg, Va., May 5, 1862. 
Fair Oaks or Seven Pines, Va., 
May 31, 1862. 

Oak Grove, Va., June 25, 1862. 
Seven days’ battle, Va., June 26 
to July 1, 1862. 

Antietam or Sharpsburg, Md., 
Sept. 17, 1862. 

Army of the Cumberland. 

Orchard Knob or Chattanooga, 
Tenn., Nov. 23,1863. 

Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 
24, 1863. 

Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 

1863. 

Dandridge, Tenn., Jan. 16, 17, 

1864. 

Buzzard’s Roost, Tunnel Hill, 
Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., Feb. 
25-27, 1864. 

Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 5-9, 
1864. 

Resaca or Sugar Valley or Oosten- 
aula, Ga., May 13-16, 1864. 
Adairsville, Ga., May 17,18,1864. 


Cassville, Ga., May 19-22, 1864. 
Dallas or New Hope Church, Ga., 
May 25 to June 4, 1864. 
Pickett’s Mills, Ga., May 27,1864. 
Kenesaw Mountain, including Pine 
Mountain, Pine Knob, Golgotha, 
Culp House, McAfee’s Cross 
Roads, Latimer’s Mills, Noon- 
Day Creek, Powder Springs, 
Ga., June 9-30, 1864. 

Nickajack Creek, Smyrna Camp 
Ground, Vining Station, Ga., 
July 2-5, 1864. 

Peach Tree, Ga., July 20, 1864. 
Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 22-28 
to Sept. 2, 1864. 

Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31 to Sept. 
1, 1864. 

Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 
1864. 

Spring Hill or Mt. Carmel, Ga., 
Nov. 29, 1864. 

Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864. 
Nashville, Tenn.,Dec. 15,16,1864. 
Occupation of Texas, June to De¬ 
cember, 1865. 

After the battle of Antietam 
Couch’s Division became the 3d 
Division of the 6th Corps. 






CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


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FIFTH CORPS. 

(Army of the Potomac.) 

Commanders: N. P. Banks, F. J. Porter, Daniel 

Butterfield, George G. Meade, George Sykes, G. K. 
Warren. 


ENGAGEMENTS: 


Hanover, C. H., Va., May 27,1862. 

Mechanicsville, Va., June 26,1862. 

Gaines’ Mills, Va., June 27, 1862. 

White Oak Swamp, or Glendale, 
Va., June 30, 1862. 

Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862. 

2d Bull Run or Manassas, Va., 
Aug. 30, 1862. 

Antietam or Sharpsburg, Md., 
Sept. 17, 1862. 

Shepardstown or Blackfords Ford, 
Va., Sept. 20, 1862. 

Fredericksburg,Va., Dec. 13,1862. 

Chancellorsville, Va., May 1-4, 
1863. 

Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. 

Bristoe Station, Va., Oct. 14,1863. 

Rappahannock Station, Va., Nov. 
7, 1863. 

Mine Run or Locust Grove, Va., 
Nov. 26-28, 1863. 

Wilderness, Va., May 5-7, 1864. 

Alsop Farm, Va., May 10, 1864. 

Laurel Hill, Va., May 18, 1864. 

Spottsylvania, C. H., Va., May 8- 
18, 1864. 

North Anna, Va., May 23-27,1864. 


Totopotomoy, Va., May 30, 31, 
1864. 

Bethesda Church, Va., May 30 to 
June 6, 1864. 

Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12, 1864. 

Petersburg, Va., June 15-30 to 
Aug. 1-31, 1864, April 2, 1865. 

Weldon R. R., Va., June 22, 23, 
1864. 

Mine Explosion,Va., July 30,1864. 

Six Mile House, Weldon R. R., 
Va., Aug. 18-21, 1864. 

Preble’s Farm and Poplar Spring 
Church, Va., Sept. 30 to Oct. 1, 
1864. 

Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road, 
Va., Oct. 27, 1864. 

Dabney’s Mills or Rowanty Creek, 
Vaughn Road, Hatcher’s Run, 
Va., Feb. 5-7, 1865. 

Quaker Road or Gravelly Run, 
Va., March 29, 1865. 

Boydton and White Oak Road, 
Va., March 31, 1865. 

Five Forks, Va., April 1, 1865. 

Appomattox and Lee’s Surrender, 
Va., April 9, 1865. 











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CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


J 


o T .” Corps. 


SIXTH CORPS. 

(Army of the Potomac.) 

Commanders: W. B. Franklin, W. F. Smith, J. Sedg= 
wick, H. G. Wright. 

ENGAGEMENTS. 


West Point, Va., May 7, 8, 1862. 

Gaines Mills, Va., June 27, 
28, 1862. 

Golding Farm, Va., June 28, 
1862. 

Savage Station, Va., June 29,1862. 

White Oak Swamp or Glendale, 
Va., June 30, 1862. 

Malvern Hill, Va., July 1, 1862. 

Bull Run Bridge, Va., Aug. 27, 
1862. 

South Mountain, Turner or Cramp- 
ton’s Gap, Md., Sept. 14, 1862. 

Antietam or Sharpsburg, Md., 
Sept. 17, 1862. 

Fredericksburg,Va., Dec. 13,1862. 

Marye’s Heights and Salem 
Church, Va., May 3, 1863. 

Bank’s Ford, Va., May 4, 1863. 

Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. 

Funkstown, Md., July 12,13,1863. 

Rappahannock, Va., Nov. 7, 1863. 

Mine Run or Locust Grove, Va., 
Nov. 26-28, 1863. 

Wildnerness, Va., May 5-7, 1864. 


Spottsylvania, Va., May 8-18,1864. 

Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12,1864. 

Petersburg, Va., June 15-19,1864. 

Weldon R. R. or Jerusalem Road, 
Va., June 22, 23, 1864. 

Monocacy, Md., July 9, 1864. 

Fort Stevens (Washington), D.C., 
July 11,12,1864. 

Snicker’s Ferry or Island Ford, 
Va., July 18, 1864. 

Winchester, Va., Aug. 17, 1864. 

Summit Point, Va., Aug: 21, 1864. 

Smithfield, Va., Aug. 29, 1864. 

Opequon, Winchester or Belle 
Grove, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. 

Fisher’s Hill or Woodstock, Va., 
Sept. 22,1864. 

Cedar Creek or Middletown, Va., 
Oct. 19, 1864. 

Fall of Petersburg, Va., April 2, 
1865. 

Sailor’s Creek, Harper’s Farm or 
Deatonville, Va., April 6, 1865. 

Appomattox or Lee’s Surrender, 
Va., April 9, 1865. 



SEVENTH CORPS. 

Commanders: John A. Dix, Frederick Steele. 

(Department of Virginia.) v 
Commander: John A. Dix. 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


Deserted House, Cassville or I Siege of Suffolk, Va., April 12 to 
Kelly’s Store,Va., Jan. 30, 1863.1 May 4, 1863. 




























CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


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(Department of Arkansas.) 
Commander: Frederick Steele. 
ENGAGEMENTS: 


Arkadelphia, Ark., March 28,1864. 
Okalona, Ark., April 3, 1864. 
Elkin’s Ford, Ark., April 4-6, 
1864. 

Prairie De’ Ann, Ark., April 10- 
13, 1864. 


Moscow, Ark., April 13, 1864. 
Camden, Ark., April 2-24, 1864. 
Mark’s Mills, Ark., April 5-25, 
1864. 

Jenkins’ Ferry, Ark., April 30, 
1864. 



EIGHTH CORPS. 

(Army of West Virginia.) 

Commanders: j. e. Wood, George Crook, Lew Wal¬ 
lace, E. O. Ord. 


ENGAGEHENTS: 


Cloyd’s Mountain and New River 
Bridge, Va., May 9, 10,1864. 
Newmarket, Va., May 15, 1864. 
Piedmont or Mount Crawford, 
Va., June 5, 1864. 

Lynchburg, Va., June 17,18,1864. 
Monocacy, Md., July 9,1864. 
Snicker’s Ferry, or Island Ford, 
Va., July 18, 1864. 

Winchester, Stevenson Depot,Car¬ 
ter Farm,Va., July 20-24,1864. 


Martinsburg, Va., July 25, 1864. 
Halltown, Va., Aug. 24, 1864. 
Berryville, Va.,Sept. 3, 4, 1864. 
Opequon, Winchester or Belle 
Grove, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. 
Fisher’s Hill or Woodstock, Va., 
Sept. 22, 1864. 

Cedar Creek, Va., Oct. 19, 1864. 

December 18, 1864, Thoburn’s 
Brigades were transferred to 24th 
Corps. 



NINTH CORPS. 

(The Wandering Corps.) 

Commanders: a. E. Burnside, J. L. Reno, J. D. Cox, 
O. B. Willcox, J. Sedgwick, W. F. Smith, J. G. 
Parke, R. B. Potter. 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


Roanoke Island, N. C., Feb. 7, 8, 1 Newberne, N. C., March 14, 

1862. I 1862. 






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CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


Wilmington Island, Ga., April 16, 

1862. 

Camden, N. C., April 19, 1862. 

James Island, S. C., June 10-13, 

1862. 

Groveton and Gainesville, Va., 
Aug. 28, 29, 1864. 

2d Bull Run or Manassas, Va., 
Aug. 30, 1862. 

Chantilly or Ox Hill, Va., Sept. 1, 
1862. 

South Mountain, Turner or Cramp- 
ton’s Gap, Md., Sept. 14, 1862. 

Antietam or Sharpsburg, Md., 
Sept. 17, 1862. 

Fredericksburg, Va., Dec. 13,1862. 

Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18 
to July 4, 1863. 

Jackson, Miss., July 11-16, 1863. 

Blue Springs, Tenn., Oct. 10,1863. 

Loudon, Tenn., Nov. 15, 1863. 

Lenoir, Tenn., Nov. 15, 1863. 

Campbell Station, Tenn., Nov. 16, 

1863. 

Fort Sanders, Tenn., Nov. 29, 

1863. 


Siege of Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 17 
to Dec. 5,1863. 

Strawberry Plains, Tenn., Jan. 10, 

1864. 

Wilderness, Va., May 5-7, 1864. 
Ny River, Va., May 12, 1864. 
Spottsylvania, Va.,May 8-18,1864. 
North Anna, Va., May 23-27, 1864. 
Bethesda Church, Va., May 30 
to June 6, 1864. 

Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12,1864. 
Petersburg, Va., June 15 to Aug. 

1-31, 1864; April 2, 1865. 

Mine Explosion,Va., July 30,1864. 
Six Mile House, Weldon R. R., Va., 
Aug. 19-21, 1864. 

Preble Farm, Poplar Spring 
Church, Va., Sept. 30, 1864. 
Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road, 
Va., Oct. 27, 1864. 

Fort Stedman, Va., March 25,1865. 
Fall of Petersburg, Va., April 2, 

1865. 

In December, 1864, Ferrero’s 
Division, colored troops, was trans¬ 
ferred to the 25th Corps. 



TENTH CORPS. 

(Army of the James.) 

Commanders: o. M. Mitchell, J. M. Brannan, David 
Hunter, Q. A. Gilmore, D. B. Birney, A. H. Terry. 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


James Island, S. C., June 10-13, 
1862. 

Pocotaligo or Temasse, S. C., Oct. 
22, 1862. 

Morris Island, S. C., July 10,1863. 


Fort Wagner, S. C., July 10 to 
Sept. 6,1863. 

Olustee, Ocean Pond, or Sil¬ 
ver Lake, Fla., February 20, 

1864. 
















CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


41 


Walthall June, or Chester, Va., 
June 16, 1864. 

Swift Creek, or Arrowfield Church, 
Va., May 9, 10, 1864. 

Drewrv’s Bluff or Fort Darling, 
Va.^May 12-16, 1864. 

Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 16- 
30 to June 2, 1864. 

Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12,1864. 

Petersburg, Va., June 15-30, 
1864. 

Strawberry Plains or Deep Bottom, 
Va., Aug. 14-18, 1864. 

Newmarket or Chapin Farm, Va., 
Sept. 28-30, 1864. 

Charles City Road, Va., Oct. 1, 
1864. 


Darby town Road, Va., Oct. 7, 

1864. 

Fair Oaks, Va., Oct. 27, 28, 1864. 

Fort Fisher, N. C., Jan. 13-15, 

1865. 

Sugar Loaf, N. C., Feb. 11, 1865. 
Fort Anderson, N. C., Feb. 18, 
1865. 

Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 23, 1865. 

Dec. 30, 1864. The white reg¬ 
iments were transferred to the 
24th Corps, and the colored regi¬ 
ment to the 25th Corps. 

Ames’ Division and Abbott’s 
Brigade ordered to Ft. Fisher, and 
with Burger’s Division of the 19th 
Corps reorganized the 10th Corps. 


C ELEVENTH CORPS. 

(Army of the Potomac.) 
Commanders: Franz Sigel, O. O. Howard. 
^ 0RP -*- ENGAGEflENTS: 


McDowell, Va., May 8, 1862. 
Cross Keys, Va., June 8, 1862. 
Cedar (or Slaughter) Mountain, 
Va., Aug. 9, 1862. 

Freeman’s Ford, Va., Aug. 24, 
' 1862. ‘ 

Sulphur Springs, Va,, Aug. 25, 
1862. 

2d Bull Run or Manassas, Va,. 
Aug. 30, 1862. 

Chancellorsville, Va., May 1-4, 
1863. 


Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. 
Wauhatchie, Tenn., Oct. 27, 
1863. 

Orchard Knob. Tenn., Nov. 23, 
1863. 

Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 24, 
1863. 

Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 
1863. 

In April, 1864, the two divi¬ 
sions of the 11th Corps were trans 
ferred to the 20th Corps. 




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CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 



ir- H CORFJ. 


TWELFTH CORPS. 

(Army of the Potomac.) 

Commanders: 

W. Slocum. 

ENGAGEflENTS: 


Winchester, Va., May 23, 1862. 

Port Republic, Va., June 9, 

1862. 

Cedar (or Slaughter) Mountain, 
Va., August 9, 1862. 

2d Bull Run or Manassas, Va., Au¬ 
gust 30, 1862. 

Antietam, or Sharpsburg, Md., 
Sept. 17, 1862. 

Chancellorsville, Va., May 1-4, 

1863. 


J. K. Mansfield, A. S. Williams, H. 


Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. 
Wauhatchie, Tenn., Oct. 27,1863. 
Orchard Knob, Tenn., Nov. 23, 
1863. 

Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 
24, 1863. 

Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 
1863. 

Ringgold, Ga., Nov. 27, 1863. 

In April, 1864, the corps was 
changed to the 20th. 



«3 v Cor j>S. 


THIRTEENTH CORPS. 

Commanders: u.S. Grant, J. A. McClernand, E. O. 
Ord, Gordon Granger. 

ENGAGEHENTS: 


Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., Dec. 28, 
29, 1862. 

Fort Hinman or Arkansas Post, 
Ark., Jan. 10, 11, 1863. 

Port Gibson, Miss., May 1, 1863. 

Champion Hills, Miss., May 16, 
1863. 

Big Black River, Miss., May 17, 
1863. 

Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18 
to July 4,1863. 

Jackson, Miss., July 9-16, 1863. 


Helena, Ark., July 4, 1863. 

Grand Coteau or Carrion Crow 
Bayou, La., Nov. 3, 1863. 
Sabine Cross Roads or Mansfield, 
La., April 8, 1864. 

Cane River or Monetis Bluff, La., 
April 24, 1864. 

Cloutierville, La., April 23, 24, 

1864. 

Spanish Fort, Ala., April 8, 1865. 
Fort Blakeley, Ala., March 31 to 
April 9, 1865. 






CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


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FOURTEENTH CORPS. 

(Army of the Cumberland.) 

Commanders: W. S. Rosecrans, Geo. H. Thomas, 
J. M. Palmer, Jeff. C. Davis. 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


Perryville or Chapin Hill, Ky., 
Oct. 8, 1862. 

Nolensville or Knob Gap, Tenn., 
Dec. 26, 1862. 

Stone River or Murfreesboro, 
Tenn., Dec. 31,1862, to Jan. 2, 

1863. 

Hoover’s Gap, Tenn., June 24, 
1863. 

Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19, 20, 
1863. 

Orchard Knob, Tenn., Nov. 23, 
1863. 

Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 
24, 1863. 

Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 
1863. 

Buzzard’s Roost or Tunnel Hill, 
Ga., Feb. 25-27, 1864. 


Resaca or Sugar Valley, Ga., 
May 13-16, 1864. 

Rome, Ga., May 17, 18, 1864. 
Dallas or New Hope Church, Ga., 
May 25 to June 4, 1864. 
Kenesaw Mountain, Ga., June 9- 
30, 1864. 

Peach Tree Creek, Ga., July 20, 

1864. 

Utoy Creek, Ga., Aug. 5, 6, 1864. 
Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 22 to 
Sept. 2, 1864. 

Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864. 
Lovejoy Station, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 

1864. 

Savannah, Ga., Dec. 10-21, 1864. 
Averasboro, N. C., March 16,1865. 
Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 

1865. 



FIFTEENTH CORPS. 

(Army of Tennessee.) 

Commanders: W. T. Sherman, F. P. Blair, John A. 
Logan, P. J. Osterhaus. 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., Dec. 28, 
29, 1862. 

Fort Hinman or Arkansas Post, 
Ark., Jan. 11, 1863. 

Deer Creek, Miss., March 21, 
1863. 


Black Bayou Expedition, Miss., 
April 5-10, 1863. 

Snyder’s Bluff, Miss., April 30,’63. 
Jackson, Miss., May 14, 1863. 
Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 
18 to July 4, 1863. 








44 


CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


Jackson, Clinton, Rienzi or Can¬ 
ton, Miss., July 9-16, 1863. 

Brandon, Miss., July 18-20, 1863. 

Cane (or Bear) Creek or Tuscum- 
bia, Ala., Oct 24-27, 1863. 

Cherokee, Ala., Oct. 29, 1863. 

Orchard Knob or Chattanooga, 
Tenn., Nov. 23, 1863. 

Lookout Mountain, Tenn, Nov. 
24, 1863. 

Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 

1863. 

Ringgold or Pea Vine Creek, Ga., 
Nov. 27, 1863. 

Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864. 

Dallas or New Hope Church, Ga., 
May 25 to June 4, 1864. 

Big Shanty, Ga., June 6, 1864. 

Kenesaw, Ga., June 9-30, 1864. 

Nickajack Creek, Smyrna or Vin- 
ing Station, July 2-5, 1864. 


Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 22 to 
Sept. 2, 1864. 

Ezra Church, Ga., July 28, 

1864. 

Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864. 
Lovejoy, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864. 
Allatoona, Ga., Oct. 5, 1864. 

Ship Gap or Taylor’s Bridge, Ga., 
Oct. 16, 1864. 

Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22, 1864. 
Fort McAllister, Ga., Dec. 13, 

1864. 

River Bridge, Salkahatchie, S. C., 
Feb. 3-9,1865. 

Congaree Creek, S. C., Feb. 15, 

1865. 

Columbia, S. C., Feb. 15-17,1865. 
Lynch Creek, S. C., Feb. 26, 
1865. 

Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 
1865. 



CORES 


SIXTEENTH CORPS. 

(Army of Tennessee) 

Commanders: s. A. Hurlbut, G. M. Dodge, A. J. 
Smith. 

ENGAGEHENTS: 


Hernando, Miss., April 18, 1863. 
Coldvvater, Miss., April 19, 1863. 
Town Creek, Ala., April 28, 1863. 
Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18 
to July 4, 1863. 

Jackson, Clinton, Rienzi or Can¬ 
ton, Miss., July 9-16, 1863. 
Collierville, Tenn., Nov. 3, 1863. 
Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864. 
Snake Creek Gap, Ga., May 8, 
1864. 


Resaca or Sugar Valley, Ga., May 
13-16, 1864. 

Lay’s Ferry, Ga., May 15, 1864. - 
Rome, Ga., May 16, 1864. 

Bayou de Glaize or Old Oaks, Ga., 
May 18,1864. 

Dallas or New Hope Church, Ga., 
May 25 to June 4, 1864. 

Big Shanty, Ga., June 6, 1864. 
Lake Chicot or Old River Lake, 
Ark., June 6, 1864. 




CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


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Kenesaw, Ga.. June 9-30, 1864. 
Brice’s Cross Roads, near Gun- 
town, Miss., June 10,1864. 
Ruff’s Mills, Miss., July 4, 1864. 
Tupelo, Miss., July 13-15, 1864. 
Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 22 to 
Sept. 2, 1864. 

Ezra Church, Ga., July 28, 1864. 
Tallahatchie River, Miss., Aug. 7- 
9, 1864. 


College Hill, Oxford or Hurri¬ 
cane Creek, Miss., Aug. 21-25, 
1864. 

Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864. 
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 16, 

1864. 

Spanish Fort, Ala., April 8, 

1865. 

Fort Blakely, Ala., March 31 to 
April 9, 1865. 


i7 T - M Cor^S. 


SEVENTEENTH CORPS. 

(Army of Tennessee.) 


Commanders: j. b. McPherson, F. P. Blair. 
ENGAGEMENTS: 


Port Gibson or Magnolia Hills, 
Miss., May 1, 1863. 

Forty Hill or Hankinson’s Ferry, 
Miss., May 3, 1863. 

Raymond, Miss., May 12, 1863. 
Jackson, Miss., May 14, 1863. 
Champion Hill or Baker Creek, 
Miss., May 16, 1863. 

Siege of Vicksburg, Miss., May 18 
to July 4, 1863. 

Jackson, Clinton, Rienzi or Can¬ 
ton, Miss., July 9-16,1863. 
Chattanooga or Orchard Knob, 
Tenn., Nov. 23, 1863. 

Lookout Mountain, Tenn., Nov. 
24,1863. 

Mission Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 25, 

1863. 

Ft. De Russy, Red River, La., 
March 14, 1864. 

Monetis Bluff, La., April 23, 1864. 
Cloutierville, La., April 23, 24, 

1864. 


Vaughn, Miss., May 12, 1864. 
Marchville, La., May 14-16, 1864. 
Bayou De Glaize, La., May 18, 
1864. 

Big Shanty, Ga., June 6, 1864. 
Kenesaw, Ga., June 9-30, 1864. 
Jackson, Miss., July 5, 6, 1864. 
Nickajack Creek, Smyrna or Vin- 
ing Sta., Ga., July 2-5, 1864. 
Chattahoochie River, Ga., July 6- 
10, 1864. 

Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 22 to 
Sept. 2, 1864. 

Ezra Church, Ga., July 28, 1864. 
Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 31, 1864. 
Lovejoy, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864. 
Ogeechee River or Jenk’s Bridge, 
Ga., Dec. 7-9, 1864. 

Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 16, 

1864. 

Savannah, Ga., Dec. 10-21, 1864. 
Pocataligo, S. C., Jan. 14-16, 

1865. 







40 


COEPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


Combahee River, S. C., Jan. 25, 
1865. 


Orangeburg, North Edisto River, 
S. C., Feb. 12, 1865. 


Cheraw, S. C., March 2, 8, 1865. 
Fayetteville, N. C., March 13,1865. 
Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 

1865. 



I8 T - M CORP.3. 


EIGHTEENTH CORPS. 

(Army of the James.) 

Commanders: j. G. Foster, J. M. Palmer, B. F. 
Butler, W. F. Smith, E. O. Ord, Godfrey 
Weitzel. 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


Kingston, N. C., Dec. 14, 1862. 

Whitehall, N. C., Dec. 16, 1862. 

Goldsboro, N. C., Dec. 17, 1862. 

Washington, N. C., March 30 to 
April 16, 1863. 

Suffolk, Va., April 12 to May 4, 
1863. 

Gum Swamp, N. C., May 22, 
1862. 

Bachelor’s Creek, N. C., May 23, 
1863. 

Quaker Bridge or Comfort, N. C., 
July 6, 1863. 

Port Walthall or Chester, Va., 
May 6, 7, 1864. 

Arrowfield Church or Swift Creek, 
Va., May 9, 10, 1864. 


Drewry’s Bluff, Fort Darling, Va., 
May 12-16, 1864. 

Bermuda Hundred, Va., May 16- 

30, 1864. 

Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12,1864. 
Petersburg, Va., June 15 to Aug. 

31, 1864. 

Mine Explosion, Va., July 30,1864. 
New Market, Chapin Farm or Ft. 

Harrison, Va., Sept. 28-30,1864. 
Fair Oaks, Va., Oct. 27, 28, 1864. 
Fall of Richmond, Va., April 3, 
1865. 

Dec. 3,1864. The White Regi¬ 
ments were transferred to the 2 4th 
Corps, and the colored regiments 
to the 25th Corps. 



I9 T - M Corp-5. 


NINETEENTH CORPS. 

(Middle Military Division.) 

Commanders: n. P. Banks, W. B. Franklin, W. H. 
Emory, G. C. Grover. \ 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


Baton Rouge, La , Aug. 5,1862. 
Georgia Landing or Labadiesville, 
La., Oct. 27, 1862. 


Bayou Teche, La., Jan. 14, 1863. 
Fort Bisland, La., April 12, 1863. 
Irish Bend, La., April 12-14, 1863. 










CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


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Plains’ Store, La.> May 21, 1863. 

Port Hudson, La., May 27 to July 
9, 1863. 

Thibodeaux or Hernando, La., 
June 20, 21, 1863. 

Brashear City, La., June 23,1863. 

Donaldsonville or Kock’s Planta¬ 
tion, La., July 13, 1863. 

Sabine, Mansfield and Pleasant 
Grove, La., April 8, 1864. 

Pleasant Hill, La., April 8,1864. 

Cloutierville, La., April 23, 24, 
1864. 


Monetis Bluff, Cane River, La., 
April 24, 1864. 

Alexandria, La., May 1-8, 1864. 
Mansura, La., May 14-17, 1864. 
Bayou DeGlaize, La.,May 18,1864. 
Atchafalaya, La., July 28,1864. 
Bsrryville, Va., Sept. 3, 4, 1864. 
Opequon, Winchester or Belle 
Grove, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. 
Fisher’s Hill or Woodstock, Va., 
Sept. 22, 1864. 

Cedar Creek or Middletown, Va., 
Oct. 19, 1864. 



20 V C0RR5. 


TWENTIETH CORPS. 

(Army of the Cumberland.) 

Commanders: A, McD. McCook, Joseph Hooker, H. W. 
Slocum, A. S. Williams, J. A. Moner. 


ENGAGEMENTS: 


Stone River or Murfreesboro, 
Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 2, 

1863. 

Liberty Gap or Beach Grove, 
Tenn., June 25, 1863. 
Chickamauga, Ga., Sept.19, 20/63. 
Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 5-9, 

1864. 

Resaca or Sugar Valley, Ga., May 
13-16,1864. 

Cassville, Ga., May 19-22, 1864. 
Dallas or New Hope Church, Ga., 
May 25 to June 4, 1864. 
Kenesaw,Pine Knob, Golgotha and 
Culp Farm, Ga., June 9-30,1864. 


Peach Tree, Ga., July 20, 1864. 
Atlanta, Ga., July 22-28 to Sept. 2, 
1864. 

Monteith Swamp, Ga., Dec. 9, 
1864. 

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 15, 16, 

1864. 

Savannah, Ga., Dec. 10-21, 1864. 
Averasboro, N. C., March 16, 

1865. 

Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 

1865. 

April 4, 1864. The 11th and 
12th Corps were consolidated, 
forming the 20th Corps. 




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CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


No 

Badge 

Adopted. 


TWENTY-FIRST CORPS. 

(Army of the Cumberland.) 
Commander: T. L. Crittenden. 
ENGAGEMENTS: 


Stone River or Murfreesboro, 
Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862, to Jan. 2, 
1863. 

Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19, 20, 
1863. 


After the battle of Chickamauga 
this corps was transferred to the 
4th Corps, army of the Cumber¬ 
land. 





TWENTY-SECOND CORPS. 

(Defences of Washington, D. C.) 

Commanders: s. p. Heintzelman, J. G. Parke, C. C. 
Augur. 

ENGAGEMENT: 


Fort Stevens, Washington, D. C., July 11, 12, 1864. 



TWENTY-THIRD CORPS. 

(Department of the Ohio.) 

Commanders: G. L. Hartsuff, H. D. Hanson, J. D. 
Cox, George Stoneman, J. H. Schofield. 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


Blue Springs,Tenn., Oct. 10,1863. 
Campbell Station, Tenn., Nov. 16, 

1863. 

Siege of Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 17 
to Dec. 4, 1863. 

Fort Sanders, Tenn., Nov. 29,1863. 
Talbot Station or Mossy Creek, 
Tenn., Dec. 29, 1863. 
Strawberry Plains, Tenn., Jan. 10, 

1864. 


Dandridge, Tenn., Jan. 16, 17, 
1864. 

Rocky Face Ridge, Ga., May 5-9, 
1864. 

Resaca or Sugar Valley, Ga., May 
13-16, 1864. 

Cassville, Ga., May 19-22,1864. 
Dallas or New Hope Church, Ga., 
May 25 to June 4, 1864. 
Kenesaw, Pine Mountain, Lost 







CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


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Mountain and Culp Farm, Ga., 
June 9-30, 1864. 

Chattahoochie River, Ga., July 
6-10, L864. 

Siege of Atlanta, Ga., July 22,28 to 
Sept. 2, 1864. 

Decatur, Ga., Aug. 5, 1864. 

Utoy Creek, Ga., Aug. 5, 6, 1864. 
Lovejoy, Ga., Sept. 2-6, 1864. 
Columbia, Duck River, Ga., Nov. 
24-28,1864. 


Spring Hill or Mount Carmel, 
Tenn., Nov. 29, 1864. 

Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864. 
Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 16, 

1864. 

Ft. Anderson, N. C., Feb. 18,1865. 
Town Creek, N. C., Feb. 20,1865. 
Wilmington, N. C., Feb. 23, 1865. 
Kingston, N. C., March 14, 1865. 
Goldsboro, N. C., March 21-24, 

1865. 



TWENTY-FOURTH CORPS. 

(Army of Hie James.) 

Commanders: E. O. Ord, A. H. Terry, 
Devens, J. Gibbon, J. W. Turner. 

ENGAGEnENTS: 


Charles 


Bermuda Hundred, Va., Dec. 3, 

1864. 

Fort Fisher, N. C., Dec. 24,1864, 
to Jan. 15, 1865. 

Fort Anderson, Va., Feb. 18, 

1865. 

Fort Gregg, Petersburg and 


Rice’s Station, Va., April 2, 
1865. 

Fall of Richmond, Va., April 3, 
1865. 

High Bridge, Va., April 6, 1865. 
Appomattox or Lee’s Surrender, 
Va., April 9, 1865. 



TWENTY-FIFTH CORPS. 

(COLORED.) 

Commander: Godfrey Weitzel. 
ENGAGEHENTS: 


Bermuda Hundred, Va., Dec. 3, 

1864. 

Fort Fisher, N. C., Jan. 15, 

1865. 


Fort Gregg, Petersburg and Rice’s 
Station, Va., April 2, 1865. 

Fall of Richmond,Va.,April 3,1865. 
Appomattox, Va., April 9, 1865. 






50 


CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


CAVALRY CORPS: 

(Army of the Potomac.) 

Corps Commanders: George Stoneman, Alfred 
Pleasanton, Philip H. Sheridan. 

potomac Scores. Division Commanders: Abram Buford, J. H. 
Wilson, Geo. A. Custer, A. T. A. Torbert, A. N. Duffie, Judson Kilpat= 
rick, Wm. W. Averell, D. M. Gregg, Charles Devens, Wesley Merritt. 



ENGAGEMENTS: 


Stoneman’s Raid, Va., April 27 to 
May 8, 1863. 

Chancellorsville, Va., May 1-4, 
1863. 

Greenwich, Va., May 30, 1863. 

Beverly Ford, Va., June 9, 1863. 

Aldie, Va., June 17, 1863. 

Middleburg, Va., June 19, 1863. 

Upperville, Va., June 21, 1863. 

Hanover, Pa., June 30, 1363. 

Gettysburg, Pa., July 1-3, 1863. 

Monterey, Md., July 4, 1863. 

Fairfield, Pa., July 3-5, 1863. 

Boonsboro, Md., July 7-9, 1863. 

Hagerstown, Md., July 6-10,1863. 

Williamsport, Md., July 6-10, 
1863. 

Falling Waters, Md.,July 14,1863. 

Shepardstown, Va., July 16, 1863. 

Manassas Gap, Va., July 21,1863. 

Brandy Station or Rappahannock, 
Va., Aug. 1-3, 1863. 

Averell’s Raid, Va., Aug. 25-30, 
1863. 

Culpeper, Va., Sept. 13,1863. 

Raccoon Ford or Rapidan, Va., 
Sept. 14-19, 1863. 

White’s Ford, Va., Sept. 21,1863. 

Rapidan, Va.,Oct. 10, 1863. 

James City or Robertson’s Run, 
Va., Oct. 10, 1863. 


Culpeper or White Sulphur 
Springs, Va., Oct. 12, 13, 1863. 
Buckland Mills, Va., Oct. 19,1863. 
Stevensburg, Va., Oct. 19, 1863. 
Mine Run or Locust Grove, Va., 
Nov. 26, 1863. 

Averell’s Raid, Va., Dec. 8-21, 

1863. 

Barnett’s Ford, Va., Feb. 7, 1864. 
Kilpatrick’s Raid, Va., Feb. 28 to 
March 4, 1864. 

Kautz’sRaid, Va., May 4-13,1864. 
Kautz’s Raid on R. R., Va., May 
12-17, 1864. 

Todd’s Tavern, Va., May 8, 1864. 
Yellow Tavern, Va., May 11,1864. 
Meadow Bridge, Va., Mav 12, 

1864. 

Milford, Va., May 20, 1864. 
Ashland, Va., May 11, 30,1864. 
Hanover C. H., Va., May 29-31, 
1864. 

Old Church, Va., May 30 and June 
10, 11, 1864. 

St. Mary’s Church, Va., June 7, 
1864. 

Cold Harbor, Va., June 1-12,1864. 
Trevillian Station, Va., June 11, 
12,1864. 

White House Landing, Va., June 
21, 1864. 




CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


51 


Wilson’s Raid, Va., June 22-30, 
1864. 

Nottoway C. H., Va., June 23, 
1864. 

Staunton Bridge, Va., June 24, 
1864. 

Stony Creek, Va., June 28, 
1864. 

Ream’s Station, Va., June 22-29, 
1864. 

Moorefield, Va., Aug. 7, 1864. 

White Post or Sulphur Springs 
Bridge, Va., Aug. 11, 1864. 

Smithfield, Shepherdstown or 
Kearneysville, Va., Aug. 25, 
1864. 

Ream’s Station, Va., Aug. 25, 
1864. 

Berryville, Va., Sept. 3, 4, 1864. 

Opequon, Winchester or Belle 
Grove, Va., Sept. 19, 1864. 

Luray, Va., Sept. 24, 1864. 

Waynesboro, Va., Oct. 2, 1864. 

Newmarket and Darbytown Road, 
Va., Oct. 7-13, 1864. 


Woodstock, Fisher’s Hill or Stras- 
burg, Va., Oct. 9, 1864. 

Cedar Creek or Middletown, Va., 
Oct. 19, 1864. 

Hatcher’s Run or Boydton Road, 
Va., Oct. 27, 1864. 

Newtown, Nineveh and Cedar 
Springs, Va., Nov. 12, 1864. 

Rood’s Hill, Va., Nov. 22, 1864. 

Bellefield and Hicksford, Va., Dec. 
9, 1864. 

Sheridan’s Raid, Va., Feb. 27, tc 
Mch. 25, 1865. 

Mount Crawford, Va., Feb. 28, 
1865. 

Waynesboro, Va., March. 2, 1865. 

Dinwiddie C. H., Va., March 31, 
1865. 

Five Forks, Va., April 1. 1865. 

Amelia Springs or Jettersville, 
Va., April 5, 1865. 

Sailor’s Creek, Harper’s Farm or 
Deatonsville, Va., April 6,1865. 

Appomattox or Lee’s Surrender, 
Va., April 9, 1865. 


E. M. McCook, 
J. F. Knipe, 

Geo. Stoneman, 
Geo. Crook, 

A. L. Lee, 


CAVALRY CORPS. 


(Annies of the West.) 
Commander: j. h. Wilson. 


DIVISION COMMANDERS: 

Edw. Hatch, 

Eli Long, 

A. C. Gillem, 

R. B. Mitchell, 
Richard Arnold, 

ENGAGEMENTS: 


R. W. Johnson, 
Emory Upton, 

S. G. Burbridge, 
D. S. Stanley. 


Pea Ridge, Ark., March 6-8,1862.1 Prairie Grove or Fayetteville, 
Lone Jack, Mo., Aug. 11-16, 1862.1 Ark., Dec. 7, 1862. 



52 


CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


Stone River, Tenn., Dec. 31, 1862, 
to Jan. 2, 1863. 

McMinnville, Tenn., April 20, 
1863. 

Streight’s Raid, Ala. and Ga., 
April 27 to May 3, 1863. 

Grierson’s Raid, La. and Tenn., 
April 17 to May 2, 1863. 

Middleton, Tenn., May 21 to 
June 24,1863. 

Franklin, Tenn., June 4, 1863. 

Triune, Tenn., June 9, 1863. 

Shelbyville and Guy’s Gap, Tenn., 
June 27,1863. 

Jackson, Miss., July 13, 1863. 

Canton, Miss., July 18, 1863. 

Sparta, Tenn., Aug. 9, 1863. 

Grenada, Miss., Aug. 13,1863. 

Graysville, Ga., Sept. 10, 1863. 

Chickamauga, Ga., Sept. 19, 20, 
1863. 

Carter’s Station, Tenn., Sept. 22, 
1863. 

Murfreesboro Road, Tenn., Oct. 
4. 1863. 

Farmington, Tenn., Oct. 7, 1863. 

Blue Springs, Tenn., Oct. 10,1863. 

Byhalia or Ingham’s Station, 
Miss., Oct. 12,1863. 

Wyatt’s Ford or Tallahatchie, 
Miss., Oct. 13,1863. 

Maysville, Ala., Oct. 13, 1863. 

Blountsville, Tenn., Oct. 13,1863. 

Sweetwater, Tenn., Oct. 24, 1863. 

Moscow, Tenn., Nov. 4 to Dec. 
4, 1863. 

Ripley, Miss., Dec. 1, 1863. 

Salisbury, Tenn., Dec. 3, 1863. 

Morristown, Tenn., Dec. 10,1863. 

Bean Station, Tenn., Dec. 10-14, 
1863 


Mossy Creek or Talbot, Tenn, Dec. 
29, 1863. 

Dandridge, Tenn., Jan. 16, 17, 
1864. 

Fair Gardens or Kelly’s Ford, 
Tenn., Jan. 27, 28, 1864. 

Arkadelphia, Ark., March 28, 
1864. 

Camden, Ark., April 2-24, 1864. 

Wilson Farm, La., April 7, 1864. 

Sabine Cross Roads or Pleasant 
Grove, La., April 8, 1864. 

Prairie De’Ann, Ark., April 10-13, 
1864. 

Natchitoches, La., March 31 to 
April 19,1864. 

Cane River or Monotis Bluff, La., 
April 23, 1864. 

Jenkins’ Ferry, Saline River, La., 
April 30, 1864. 

Red Clay, Ga., May 3, 1864. 

Varnell, Ga., May 9, 1864. 

Tilton, Tenn., May 13, 1864. 

Resaca, Ga., May 13-16, 1864. 

Rome, Ga., May 16-18, 1864. 

Kingston, Ga., May 18-24, 1864. 

Dallas or New Hope Church, Ga., 
May 25 to June 4, 1864. 

Ackworth, Ga., June 3, 4, 1864. 

Kenesaw, Ga., June 9-30, 1864. 

Brice’s Cross Roads or Guntown, 
Miss., June 10, 1864. 

McAfee’s Cross Roads, Ga., June 
12, 1864. 

Powder Springs, Ga., June 20, 
1864. , 

Noonday Creek, Ga., June 20, 
1864. 

Tupelo, Miss., July 13-25, 1864. 

Decatur, Ga., July 22 to Aug 5, 
1864. 



CORPS ENGAGEMENTS. 


53 


Love joy Station, Ga., July 29, 30, 
1864. 

Newman, Ga., July 30, 1864. 

Hillsboro or Sunshine Church, 
Ga., July 31, 1864. 

Fairburn, Ga., Aug. 18, 1864. 

Red Oak, Ga., Aug. 19, 1864. 

Jonesboro, Ga., Aug. 19, 20-31, 
1864. 

Pulaski, Tenn., Sept. 26,27,1864. 

Osage River or Prince’s Place, 
Mo., Oct. 6, 1864. 

Boonville, Mo., Oct. 9-11, 1864. 

Little Blue, Mo., Oct. 21, 1864. 

Hurricane Creek, Miss., Oct. 23, 
1864. 

Big Blue, Mo., Oct. 23, 31, 1864. 

Griswoldville, Ga., Nov. 22, 1864. 

Waynesboro or Thomas Station, 
Ga., Nov. 27-29, 1864. 

Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 29,30,1864. 

Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 15, 16, 
1864. 

Ogeechee River, Ga., Dec., 7-9, 
1864. 

Cypress River, Ga., Dec. 7, 1864. 


Rutherford, Tenn.,Dec. 19, 1864. 
Saltville, Va., Dec. 20, 1864. 
Pulaski, Anthony’s Hill or Sugar 
Creek, Tenn., Dec. 25, 1864. 
Egypt Station, Miss., Dec. 28, 

1864. 

Salkahatchie, S. C., Feb. 6, 1865. 
Rockingham, N. C., March 7, 1865. 
Averasboro, N. C., March 16, 

1865. ' 

Bentonville, N. C., March 19-21, 
1865. 

Stoneman’s Raid, Va. and N. G, 
March 20 to April 6, 1865. 
Plantersville, Ala., April 1, 1865. 
Selma, Ala., April 2,1865. 
Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 4, 1865. 
Montgomery, Ala., April 12, 13, 
1865. 

Columbus, Ga., April 16, 1865. 
Macon, Ga., April 20, 1865. 
Wilson’s Raid, Ala. and Ga., 
March 22 to April 20, 1865. 
Talladega, Ala., April 22, 1865. 
Capture of Jeff Davis, Irwinsville, 
Ga., May 10,1865. 



A NATIONAL MONUMENT 


OF AN 

EASEL SHAPE 

The picture on the opposite page represents one side of a 
National Monument to be erected by The Easel Monument Associ¬ 
ation to the memory of the “ Brave Boys in Blue,” and dedicated to 
the Grand Army of the Republic and kindred societies, as a public 
acknowledgement of the debt of gratitude, which we, as a Nation, 
owe to the ex-soldier and to the organizations which have labored 
so faithfully to keep alive the flame of patriotism that brought vic¬ 
tory to the North during the great struggle for the preservation of 
our Union. 

THE DESIGN. 

The monument, which is to be built of “ White Bronze,” will be 
erected on a triangular base of stone, and will consist of three sides, 
each of the three sides to present substantially the appearance of an 
easel, and the three sides to be practically the same, so that the gen¬ 
eral view of the monument will be the same when approached from 
any of the three sides. Hence its name, “ The Triangular Easel Mon¬ 
ument. ” 

HOW THE FUND IS RAISED. 

The fund with which to build and erect this monument is being 
accumulated by selling a picture representing one side of the mon¬ 
ument as it will appear when erected, with the exception of the 
large panel in the center of the shield which is engrossed with the 
name and personal army record, or a copy of the honorable dis¬ 
charge of any soldier desired by the person ordering the picture, 
instead of the epitaph which will occupy this space on the monu¬ 
ment proper. In this way each contributor toward the erection of 
the monument gets value received for his money in the way of a 
beautiful work of art with a double meaning, namely: a picture of 
the most unique monument ever designed and at the same time a 

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record of service of the soldier whose name it bears—a picture which 
will be kept in the family as an heirloom and handed down from 
generation to generation. It is hoped that the distribution of this 
patriotic picture will have a tendency to awaken an interest in the 
minds of the rising generations, in behalf of the common cause for 
which the Grand Army of the Republic and kindred societies were 
organized, so that we may be ever ready and willing to lend a help¬ 
ing hand to the soldiers’ widows and orphans and to those who 
were rendered helpless while serving their country, and that our 
motto may always be, “ Liberty and Union, Now and Forever, One 
and Inseparable.” 


LOCATION. 

The Monument will be erected in whichever state in the Union 
the greatest percentage of pictures of the monument is sold, as com¬ 
pared* with the strength of the Grand Army in good standing, 
according to the statistics of 1893, as published in this book, begin¬ 
ning on page 19. Every engrossed picture of “The Triangular 
Easel Monument” sold, delivered and paid for, no matter who 
orders it, counts one vote for the state in which the subscriber lives 
or lived at the time the order was given. Each contributor will be 
entitled to as many votes as he orders pictures. By this means, 
every man, woman or child who sees fit to order a picture of this 
Monument, engrossed with some soldier’s record of service, will be 
enlitled to a voice as to the place of erection; and, inasmuch as the 
location will depend upon the largest percentage of sales in com¬ 
parison with the Grand Army strength of the state, a small state 
will have just as good a chance to secure the Monument as a large 
one. For instance, we will take the state of Ohio as compared with 
the state of Rhode Island. For the sake of argument, we will say 
that Ohio has a G. A. R. membership in good standing of 50,000, 
while the membership of Rhode Island is but 3,000. Now, accord¬ 
ing to the plan adopted for deciding the contest, if there are 40,000 
pictures of the Monument sold in the state of Ohio and 4,000 sold 
in the state of Rhode Island, Rhode Island would get the Monu¬ 
ment, because 40,000 sales as compared with a membership of 50,000 
is only f of 100 per cent, or 80 per cent of the Grand Army strength 
of the state in good standing, while 4,000 sales for the state of 
Rhode Island as compared with a G. A. R. membership in good 
standing of 3,000 would mean f of 100 per cent or 133% per cent. 


56 


THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


A separate record of the names and addresses of the subscribers 
from each state is being kept by the Association, and after each 
state has been thoroughly canvassed the vote will be counted by the 
Association and the count audited by the trustees. After it has been 
decided which state shall be entitled to the Monument, the sub¬ 
scribers of that state will be given an opportunity to cast their vote 
or votes in favor of any city, of their choice, within the state; the 
Monument to be erected in the city receiving the greatest number 
of votes. 


SPECIFICATIONS. 

‘ The Monument is to consist of three hexagonal pedestals 
inclined towards a common center and supporting three shields and 
twelve statues, each of the three faces of the Monument to present, 
substantially, the appearance of an easel, and the three to be prac¬ 
tically the same so that the general view of the Monument will be 
the same when approached from any of the three sides. The pho¬ 
tograph, a reproduction of which' appears on page 54, shows a 
general view of or.e face of the Monument, and each face is to be 
the same except that one face will show statues of Columbia and 
History, one face History and Peace, and one face Peace and Co¬ 
lumbia; the emblems of the pedestals are to be selected by J. Worth 
Carnahan, the author of the design. In round terms, the diameter 
of the base of each pedestal will be five feet four inches, the length 
of the shield twenty feet, the width of the shield sixteen feet and the 
total height of the Monument, including statues, about fifty-three 
feet. 

Material :—The whole Monument, including statuary, is to be 
composed of “ White Bronze,” excepting the inside frame work to 
support and strengthen the structure, which will be of iron or steel 
or both. 

Workmanship :—The whole structure is to be substantially and 
thoroughly built in a workmanlike manner, and all seams and joints 
to be nicely fitted, and wherever practicable, to be fused together; 
the inside frame work to be of a heavy and substantial character, so 
as to give ample strength and support to the structure,' the models 
of the statues of Columbia, History, and Peace, all badges and 
relief work to be subject, while in clay or plaster, to the approval, 
in writing, of J. Worth Carnahan or his representative. 

Details :—Each of the six faces of each pedestal is to have 
a sunken panel, to receive a badge or emblem of some military 


THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


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organization, designs of which are to be furnished by said Carnahan. 
Each shield is to have two tablets, the large for inscription, the 
wording and style of type to be selected by said Carnahan, and the 
small for a relief scene representing an “ Infantry Charge,” “ Cavalry 
Charge,” and “ Naval Engagement.” In each corner of the shield 
is to be a relief scene, entitled respectively, “ Good Bye,” “ On the 
Field,” “Woman’s Work,” and “ Lessons in Patriotism.” In the 
left panel, on each shield, will appear the badge of the Grand 
Army of the Republic, and in the right panel the emblem of the 
National Association of Naval Veterans. At the left of each shield 
under the arch will stand the statue of the American Soldier, life 
size, and at the right that of a Sailor. At the top of each shield is a 
scroll surmounted by the statue of the American Eagle; the inscrip¬ 
tion ou the scroll to be selected by said Carnahan. The three col¬ 
umns, above the shields, representing the three standards of the 
easel, are to be surmounted by statues of Columbia, History, and 
Peace respectively, each statue to be four feet six inches in height. 
Each of the three central columns, above the eagles, is to be sur¬ 
mounted with an ideal statue, representing “ The Defense of the 
American flag”; the height of this statue, to top of flag-staff, is to 
be eight feet, seven inches. There is to be a covering or roof at the 
top of the shields, closing the open space between the pedestals 
with suitable provision for carrying off water, also a ceiling at the 
bottom of the shields which will take the nature as far as practica¬ 
ble, of a groined arch, and will be suitably ornamented on the 
under side. In this ceiling there will be a removable panel, or man¬ 
hole, out this panel will be part of the ornamentation itself, which 
will be practically the same in each arch.” 

The above specifications have been somewhat abbreviated, all 
reference to the drawings and photographs which are attached to 
the original being omitted. The models of the American Soldier, 
Sailor, and ideal statue representing the “ Defense of the American 
Flag” have already been approved and accepted. 

SURROUNDINGS. 

In accordance with the conditions of a recent addition to the 
original contract, the above described Monument will, when com¬ 
pleted, be erected in the center of a group of subordinate monu¬ 
ments dedicated to the kindred societies of the Grand Army of the 
Republic. 


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THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


GUARANTEE. , 

The Easel Monument Association, which was incorporated on the 
15th day of February, 1895, under the laws of the State of Illinois, 
with an authorized capital of $50,000, for the express purpose of 
conducting this national contest, has agreed, under good and suffi¬ 
cient bonds, to deposit in the Illinois Trust & Savings Bank of 
Chicago, Ill., to the credit of an account known as “ The Easel 
Monument Fund,” all the money accruing to them from the sale of 
“The Triangular Easel Monument” picture over and above the 
actual cost of the same, including the expense of the agents, selling 
and delivering the same, until such time as the contract price of 
“ The Triangular Easel Monument” shall have been deposited to 
the credit of the said “ Easel Monument Fund” account. 

This means that the running expenses of The Easel Monument 
Association, such as rent, officers’ salaries, etc., will be paid from 
money received from its stockholders, and not from the funds ac¬ 
cruing from the sale of said picture. It further means that, until 
“ The Triangular Easel Monument” has been paid for, the stock¬ 
holders of the Easel Monument Association will get no returns 
whatever for money invested. The inducement held out by the 
managers of the Easel Monument Association to its stockholders, in 
order to get them to assume this responsibility, is a share of the 
net profits which may accrue to the Association from the sale of 
this picture over and above the number necessary to realize the 
contract price of said monument, and the twenty (20) per cent 
which the contract provides shall be appropriated toward the pur¬ 
chase of subordinate monuments to the kindred societies of the 
G. A. K., beautifying the grounds, etc. 

The capital stock of the Easel Monument Association has all been 
subscribed for by reliable parties. These stockholders are subject 
to assessment from time to time for the money necessary to pay the 
running expenses of the Association until “ The Triangular Easel 
Monument” has been paid for. They are also held under bond to 
the Monumental Bronze Company to the full extent of their sub¬ 
scription to insure a deposit, to the credit of “ The Easel Monument 
Fund,” of at least fifty (50) cents per copy on the first sixty thou¬ 
sand (60,000) pictures of said monument sold, delivered and paid 
for; also the twenty (20) per cent on all subsequent sales above 
mentioned. The money deposited from time to time to the credit 
of “ The Easel Monument Fund” account can be withdrawn only by 
check or order signed by the President of the Easel Monument As- 


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59 


sociation, the President of the Monumental Bronze Company, and a 
majority of the following described trustees: T. S. Rogers, late Cap¬ 
tain Co. B, 105th Ill., Commander Post No. 468, Aide to Nat. Com¬ 
mander, 1895-96, Downer’s Grove, Ill.; P. C. Hayes, late Brig.- 
General of the Union Army, ex-Congressman Seventh Illinois Dis¬ 
trict, President Joliet Republican , Joliet, Ill.; C. L. Davidson, R. 
R. Commissioner, Past Dept. Commander G. A. R., and President 
of State Bank of Hull, Iowa; William Simmons, National Historian 
and Past Commander of the National Association Naval Veterans, 
Philadelphia, Pa.; A. P. Davis, founder of “S. of V. U. S. A.,” late 
Captain 11th Me. Inf., breveted Major March 13, 1865, East End, 
Pittsburg, Pa.; Mrs. Emma R. Wallace, Past National and Depart¬ 
ment President of the “ Woman’s Relief Corps,” Chicago, Ill.; W. 
H. Carnahan, Superintendent of the manufacture of the “ Trian¬ 
gular Easel Monument” picture, Apollo, Pa. 

None of the trustees above described, excepting W. H. Carnahan, 
are in any way financially interested in this enterprise. They are 
all well known in Grand Army circles, and as disinterested parties 
have been chosen by the Association to look into the nature of the 
security furnished by the Easel Monument Association, to insure 
the banking of the money above provided for, and to satisfy them¬ 
selves, in behalf of the people who patronize the Easel Monument 
enterprise, that the bond to be given by the Monumental Bronze 
Company, upon payment from “ The Easel Monument Fund,” is 
ample security for the proper application of the same. 

In addition to the bond above mentioned providing for the bank¬ 
ing of at least fifty (50) cents per copy, the Treasurer of the Easel 
Monument Association is bonded for the faithful performance of 
his entire duties by the American Surety Company, the strongest 
institution of the kind in the world. 

The Illinois Trust & Savings Bank of Chicago, Ill., where “ The 
Easel Monument Fund” is being deposited, has a capital and sui- 
plus of $4,000,000. 

HISTORY OF THE PROJECT. 

The idea of erecting a National Monument of an easel-shape, to 
the “ Brave Boys in Blue” by selling a picture of the same, origin¬ 
ated with J. Worth Carnahan of Philadelphia, Pa. While visiting 
at the home of an old soldier in that city, his attention was called 
to a picture entitled “ The Escutcheon” on which was engrossed 
the soldier’s record of service. He became very much interested in 


60 


THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


this picture. The idea of perpetuating each individual soldier’s 
record of service and handing it down to future generations, 
engrossed on a work of art, was a novel one to him. He inquired 
into the history of this picture and learned that it had been pub¬ 
lished some twenty years ago; that it was no longer on the market, 
and that the sale had not exceeded 50,000 copies. This seemed to 
him a very small sale as compared with muster out rolls of 
nearly 800,000 men. He could not see why every honorably dis¬ 
charged soldier or sailor should not have embraced this opportunity 
to preserve, for the benefit of his family, his record of service. 
Further inquiry, however, revealed the fact that the comparatively 
small sale of this picture was not due to its unpopularity, but to 
the extraordinarily high price at which it was sold, the cheapest 
style varying from eight to fifteen dollars; as high as fifty dollars 
per copy having been paid, the price depending largely on the 
amount of hand-work required to touch up the general outline of 
the picture to suit the purchaser, also the amount of data to be 
engrossed upon the same. The development of these facts set Mr. 
Carnahan to thinking. He readily foresaw that there was a great 
demand for an appropriate design for a personal record of service 
of the soldiers of the Civil War if the same could be produced at a 
price within the reach of all, no matter how humble the station in 
life. He realized that even eight dollars was far beyond the reach 
of the average soldier, and that to reduce the price and give satis¬ 
faction, less hand-work and more machinery would be necessary 
than was used in the manufacture of “The Escutcheon.” 

With this idea in view he went to work. As an experiment he 
got up a number of designs and placed them in the hands of some 
of the most trusted agents of the Dux Publishing Co., of which he 
was a member, but the experiment only resulted in loss of time and 
money. It seemed impossible to find a design universally satis¬ 
factory. He had therefore about decided to abandon the idea as 
impracticable when one day, while studying the various monuments 
erected on the Battlefield of Gettysburg, he conceived the idea of 
an original and artistic design for a National Monument to be 
erected, not to any particular general or any sub-division of the 
Union Army, as were the monuments he had seen during'the day, 
but to the “ Brave Boys in Blue,” regardless of rank; recognizing 
officer and private alike, and to raise the funds to pay for the Mon¬ 
ument by selling a picture of the same, representing it as erected in 
a city park, where people of all classes had gathered for recreation 


THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


61 


and pleasure, allowing space in the center of the picture for engross¬ 
ing the record of service or a copy of the honorable discharge of any 
soldier desired by the purchaser. 

He reasoned that such a picture would take the place of a per¬ 
sonal record of service for the soldiers of the Late War and at the 
same time serve as an appropriate ornament for the home of any 
soldier or his descendant—a picture that would be handed down 
through the ages, in memory of any soldier whose name might be 
engrossed in Old English texting underneath the familiar words, 
“ To all whom it may concern/’—a picture which would meet with 
a sufficiently large sale to warrant an appropriation of the bulk of 
the profit, on the first 100,000 copies sold, toward the erection of 
the Monument which it represents, so that the purchaser will not only 
get value received for his money, in the way of a personal record of 
service, but will, at the same time, become a contributor toward the 
erection of one of the most unique Monuments ever designed, and 
the first, if not the only one, ever erected to the “ rank and file” of 
the Union Army. 

During his visit to the battlefield of Gettysburg he saw an 
exceptionally beautiful and artistic monument built of “White 
Bronze,” by The Monumental Bronze Co., of Bridgeport, Conn. It 
was apparent to him that a monument of almost any shape or design 
could be built of this material and he therefore decided to visit the 
works of The Monumental Bronze Co., lay his plan before them and 
ask them to assist him in getting up a drawing, on a building scale, 
of his idea of a monument. He found The Monumental Bronze 
Co. ready and willing to co-operate with him. Their principal 
architect was detailed to aid him in the work and the result was the 
Easel Monument design. 

As a guarantee of good faith on the part of Mr. Carnahan, a con¬ 
tract was entered into, by and between The Monumental Bronze 
Co., as party of the first part, and the Dux Publishing Co., as party 
of the second part, in which the party of the first part, in consider¬ 
ation of a certain amount of cash and advertising, agreed to con¬ 
struct and erect this Monument. The party of the second part 
agreeing to do the advertising and become responsible for the amount 
of cash agreed upon when they had sold and received pay 
for 100,000 copies of said picture. The sale of the picture was at first 
conducted in a very quiet way on account of imperfect organization 
and a lack of sufficient capital with which to properly advertise the 
project 


62 


THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


For various reasons it soon became evident to Mr. Carnahan that 
if what his partners deemed his “over-sanguine ideas” were ever 
realized, that the manufacture and sale of the Easel Monument 
picture would have to be conducted separate and apart from the 
Dux Publishing Co. business. Each day’s experience only tended 
to strengthen this opinion, and he at last succeeded in interesting a 
number of his Chicago friends whose willingness to invest capital 
in the enterprise showed that they were more enthusiastic on the 
subject than were his present associates. This condition of affairs 
resulted in the organization and incorporation of The Easel Monu¬ 
ment Association, for the purpose of assuming control of the Easel 
Monument project. Considerable delay in getting control of the 
manufacture and sale of this picture was experienced by The 
Easel Monument Associationn on account of certain objectionable 
features in the original contract. In the first place the plans and 
specifications were not satisfactory to the Association. Certain 
representatives of the different auxiliaries of the Grand Army of 
the Republic who had agreed to take stock in the Association 
insisted that the work should not end with the erection of “The 
Triangular Easel Monument ” but that this Monument should be 
erected in the center of a group of subordinate monuments dedi¬ 
cated to the kindred societies of the G. A. R. Then again, The 
Monumental Bronze Co. positively refused to give their consent to 
the transfer of the original contract to The Easel Monument Asso¬ 
ciation, or co-operate with them unless certain changes in their 
favor were agreed upon. 

After several months’ delay and considerable parley in the way of 
correspondence a compromise was effected by a new contract being 
entered into by and between The Monumental Bronze Co. and J. 
Worth Carnahan, in which the objectionable features of the original 
contract were all satisfactorily adjusted. This contract was drawn 
by Hon. A. B. Beers, of Bridgeport, Conn., Past Department Com¬ 
mander of the G. A. R., and was transferred to The Easel Monu¬ 
ment Association, with the consent of The Monumental Bronze Co., 
on the 28th day of September, 1895. 

The conditions under which The Monumental Bronze Co. con¬ 
sented to the transfer of this contract to The Easel Monument Asso¬ 
ciation, are expressed in the letter of acceptance , a reproduction of 
which appears on the opposite page. 


THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


63 


Chicago, Ill., Sept. 28, 1895. 

The Monumental Bronze Co., 

Bridgeport, Conn. 

Gentlemen:— 

In consideration that you will allow J. Worth Carnahan to assign and 
transfer to us his interest in the contract by and between you and him, 
dated July 15th, 1895, and addition thereto dated Sept. 9th, 1895, for 
the construction and erection of "The Triangular Easel Shaped Monument", 
and with it the exclusive right to manufacture and sell the picture of 
said Monument or any picture hereafter substituted for it, we hereby 
agree to assume and carry out the terms, conditions, and requirements, 
all and singular, of said contract, on his part to be performed; to fur¬ 
nish you a sworn statement once eYery three months of the number of cop¬ 
ies of said picture manufactured, sold, delivered, and paid for, and to 
place our Treasurer under a good and sufficient bond, in your favor to 
insure a deposit of at least fifty cents per copy for each of the first 
sixty thousand copies of said picture or any picture hereafter substituted 
therefor, sold, delivered, and paid for, and twenty per cent of the net 
profits accruing to us on all subsequent sales of the same in the Illi¬ 
nois Trust <5: Savings Bank, subject to payment upon the signatures provided 
for in said contract and the addition thereto. 

If this arrangement is satisfactory to you, please write your con¬ 
sent below and we will close the matter up with Mr. Carnahan at once, 
allowing him such consideration for his equity in said contract and the 
exclusive right to manufacture and sell said picture as we shall deem 
advisable . 


Yours very truly. 



The Easel Monument Ass’n., 
Chicago, Ill. 


Bridgeport, Conn. Sept. 30,1895. 


Gentlemen:— ^ . 

We hereby agree to the assignment and transfer of the said contract 

to you on the conditions above mentioned. 

Wishing you success in. your undertaking, we are 

Yours truly- 

THE MONUMENTAL BRONZE CO. 


Witness. 


Per- 




President. 





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THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


Explanation of Letter on Opposite Page. 


The letter on the opposite page explains the conditions under 
which J. Worth Carnahan transferred the Easel Monument picture 
business to The Easel Monument Association, after having bought 
out the interest of his partners and secured the consent of the Mon¬ 
umental Bronze Co. to transfer his contract for the construction 
and erection of the Monument. 

It will be noticed that instead of fifty cents per copy, the amount 
The Monumental Bronze Co. requires to be set aside on each picture 
as a Monument fund, Mr. Carnahan stipulates that the Association 
shall be bonded to deposit all the money received from the sale of 
the Easel Monument picture over and above its actual cost to the 
Association, including the expense of the agents selling and deliver¬ 
ing the same, until such time as the contract price of the Monu¬ 
ment shall have been raised; furthermore, that The Easel Monu¬ 
ment Association stock given to him in consideration of his equity 
in said contract, plates, electrotypes, merchandise, etc., bears no 
dividend until the contract price of said Monument has been 
deposited to the credit of The Easel Monument Fund Account. 



THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


65 



1218 PlLICN/T STREET. 

PHJkADtLFHIA. Pa. 


Lock Box 429. 

•.KOLLO. Pa. 


OFFICE OP 


? \}BL1S H//y r 


Manufacturers and Jobbers 


J. W CARNAHAN. 


ot Fine Art and Historical Publications. 

334 DEARBORN ST. 


-/fitm-aya., .Qc t 10,. y & 9 .5 

The Easel Monument Ass'n. ^ 

Chicago, Ill. 

Gentlemen:-- 


MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF TUB , 
PICTURE BNT1TLPD 

“The Easel-Shaped Monument.'’ 

A reproduction of a 91200 picture. Ori¬ 
ginal size, 4 % feet wide by 6 feet in length, 
Teproduced in appropriate photographic tints 
to the size now offered for sale, namely, 35x13 
inches. 

A Masterpiece of Modern Art and Design. 

A memorial picture of all the organizations 
that can properly be classed as co-workers of 
the G. A. R., and at the same time a personal 
record of the soldier to whose order or in whose 
name it is ordered filled out. 


HEADQUARTERS FOR 

Standard Subscription Books, 

BIBLES and ALBIUS, 

On all wail crdert for Books, Bibles or Albums 
forty per cent discount from the regular re¬ 
tail price. 

Illustrated Catalogue mailed free upon re¬ 
ceipt of four cents in stamps to pay postage. 


In compliance with your request of the 15th inst., I herewith en¬ 
close you invoice of all The Easel Monument Picture stock, agents sup¬ 
plies, etc., in my possession, also a memoranda of all plates, engravings, 
electrotypes, etc., heretofore used by me in the manufacture of said pic¬ 
ture, all of which I hereby agree to sell, transfer and deliver to you to¬ 
gether with my interest in the contract for the construction and erection 
of "The Triangular Easel-Shaped Monument", drawn by Hon. A. B. Beers, 

Past Department Commander of the G. A. R., by and between myself and The 
Monumental Bronze Go., of Bridgeport, Conn., also the exclusive right to 
manufacture and sell the picture described in said contract or any pic¬ 
ture hereafter substituted for it, on the following conditions, viz:- 

That you will comply, all and singular, with the terms, conditions 
and requirements of said contract and the addition thereto; that your 
Treasurer shall be bonded for the faithful performance of his duties by 
the American Surety Co., of New York; that Instead of depositing to the 
credit of "The Easel Monument Fund" only Fifty (50) cents per copy, as 
specified in contract, you will agree to deposit all the money accruing 
from the sale of said picture, over and above its actual cost to you in¬ 
cluding the expense of the agents selling and delivering the same until 
the said Monument has been paid fori that, until such time, the running 
expenses of The Easel Monument Ass’n., such as rent, officers salaries, 
etc., shall be paid from money received from its stockholders and not from 
the funds accruing from the sale of sai'd picture; that you will furnish 
me a sworn statement once every three months of the number of copies manu¬ 
factured, sold, delivered and paid for; and that, in consideration of the 
said merchandise, plates, engravings, etc., and the exclusive right to 
manufacture said picture, subject to the above conditions, you will either 
pay me the sum of Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000) in cash or issue to 
me the fully paid and non-assessable stock in The Easel Monument Ass'n., 
specified in my letter of the 12th ultimo witnessed by 0. W. Newton. 

If this proposition is satisfactory to you, please write your ac¬ 
ceptance below and believe me, 

Yours 


J. Worth Carnahan, Esq. 
Dear Sir:^- 



We hereby accept your terms as stated above with the understanding 
that we will issue to you The Easel Monument Ass’n., stock asked for in 
yours of the 12th ultimo instead of the $12,000 in cash and that said 
stock will bear no dividends until the Monument has been built and paid 
for. Yours very truly. 

Witness:- THE EASEL MONUMENT ASS’N. 






Per- 
















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THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


IMPORTANT NOTICE. 

Since we have assumed control of the manufacture and sale of the 
Easel Monument picture, we have been greatly annoyed by certain 
individuals who at one time represented the Dux Publishing’ Co. on the 
sale of this picture, but whose past record was of such a nature that 
we positively refused to gave them employment. 

A number of such persons have been taking- advantage of the demand 
for this picture by representing 1 themselves as agents for the same. As 
a rule they offer the picture, handsomely framed, at an exceptionally 
low price, their object being to collect, in advance, as much money as 
possible on the orders with no intention of ever delivering the pictures 

Armed with the old Dux Publishing Co. canvassing outfit, and being 
thoroughly conversant with the history of the picture, it has been an 
easy matter for them to deceive the people. 



Notice is hereby given , therefore, that all our duly authorized agents have 
been provided with a Letter of Introduction bearing our incorporate 
seal and duly signed by the proper officers of the Association. Each 
letter of introduction specifies the territory in which the agent is author¬ 
ized to operate. We hereby denounce as imposters all persons claiming 
to have authority to solicit orders for the Easel Monument picture or to 
represent us in any way, who cannot produce such a document. 

We are not in any way interested in the sale of picture fratnes Our 
agents are not allowed to accept orders for frames, neither are they 
authorized to collect in advance more than seventy-five (75) cents per 
copy, the regular deposit fixed by the Association as a guarantee of 
good faith on the part of subscribers. 

The Easel Monument Association. 


L.of-0. 





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67 


©(fleers. 

J. W. CARNAHA/J, President. 
c«pt. JACOB DIEHL, Vice-Pret. 
S. H. YAHRES, Treas. 

O. W. NEWTON, Sec’y. 


Bttornege. 

J. J. Heckman. 

C. C. Carnahan. 






^ouume^ 


Bncorporateb 
tfeb. 1895. 


urACTuwtae . 



o. 


'c/. 




SNrectors, 

Col. J. M. EMERY. 

W. H. CARNAHAN. 

Capt. JACOB DIEHL. 

J. W. CARNAHAN. 

S. H. YAHRES. 


°h 


Seposttorg. 

•The Illinois Trust and 

Savings Bank.’ 


Cbc “Crtangular Eaacl /Domimcnt picture.. 


334 Scacborn Street. 


Capital Stock 
$50,000. 

Suites 960-970 Caxton Bldg. 

Telephone No. 769 Harrison. 


Chicago, ..Oct obe.r.-. 10 .,.. ......... 180.5, 


Illinois Trust & Savings Bank, 

Chicago, Illinois. 

Gentlemen:-- 

In accordance with the conditions and requirements of a recent ad¬ 
dition to the contract for the construction and erection of "The Triangu¬ 
lar Easel-Shaped Monument", the money deposited, from time to time, in 
the savings department of your bank to the credit of "The Easel Monument 
Fund" account, is to be withdrawn only by check or order signed by the 
President of The Easel Monument Ass’n., the President of The Monumental 
Bronze Co., and a majority of the seven Trustees whose signatures are 
hereto attached. 

Yours very truly, 

Witness:- THE EASEL MONUMENT ASjS'N. 

Per_ 

Treasurer. 






W\ /e 9 5. m 




President of The Easel Monument Ass’n. 

President of The Monumental Br.onze Co. 
TRUSTEES 


r 


fAX Late Capt .Co .B. 105 th Ill.,Comd'r.Pcst No.468. 

Mde to Na t' 1 .Comd' r 9596 .Downers Grove,I 


11 . 


rIa 



ate Brig.Gen.of Union Army,Ex-Congressman 
7 th Ill.Dist.,Pres't."Republican" Joliet, Ill. 

R,R.Commissioner,Pas t Dep't .Comd'r.G.A.R. 
and Pres't.of State Bank of Hull, Iowa. 

tional Historian and Past eomd’r of the 
Nat'1 .Ass 1 ri .Ndval Veteran.s,Philadelphia, Pa. 




Founder"S.of V.U.S.A." Late Capt.11th Me., Inf. 
Brevt'd.Maj.Mar.13,'65,East End,Pittsburg, Pa. 
Past National and Dep't. President of the 

"Woman’s Relief Corps", Chicago,Ill 


Superintendent of the manufacture of "The 

Triangular Easel Monument" picture, Apollo, Pa. 









THE PICTURE. 


W E desire our readers not to lose sight of the fact that every 
person who contributes money toward the erection of “The 
Triangular Easel Monument” gets value received for the 
same in the way of a handsome work of art and record of service 
combined; a model of art representing one side of the monument as 
it will appear when erected, with the exception of the large panel in 
the center of the shield, which is left blank when the picture is man¬ 
ufactured, so as to enable the Association to engross thereon such 
facts concerning the record of service or a copy of the honorable 
discharge of any soldier desired by the purchaser, instead of the 
epitaph which will appear in this space on the monument proper. 
These panels are all engrossed by expert pen artists who are regu¬ 
larly employed by the Association to do this kind of work. The 
size of the picture is 24x33 inches, and is an exact representation of 
a platinum finished photograph. Taking it as a whole the picture 
is beyond question a valuable work of art and an appropriate decor¬ 
ation for the home of any loyal American citizen, regardless of its 
value as a record of service. 

The observer’s attention is first called to the odd design or shape 
of the Monument; he then draws nearer to get a better view of the 
same, when he notices that the monument is covered with appropriate 
emblems and designs intended to keep green the memory of the 
soldier and to acknowledge as well the good work accomplished 
by the Grand Army of the Republic and its various auxiliaries; 
also that underneath the familiar words “To all whom it may con¬ 
cern,” which appear at the top of the panel, is engrossed in old 
English texting, the name of some individual, which fact invites 
still closer inspection, so that when the observer comes within read¬ 
ing focus he sees that this patriotic picture is not only a work of 
art but the record of service of some loyal member or relative of the 
family. 

The following are a few of the many letters of encouragement 
which we are constantly receiving from persons who have already 
received and paid for their picture of the Monument: 


THE EASEL MONUMENT PROJECT. 


69 



J. W. Carnahan, Pres., 

The Easel Monument Assn. 

334 Dearborn St., City. 

Dear Sir:— 

On my return Home, after an absence, I find a beautiful picture 
or engraving, of the "Easel Monument" engrossed with my soldier record. 

I am well pleased with the same and desire to express my sincere thanks. 

I have no doubt but my children and grand children will have a higher 
appreciation of this handsome picture, and personal record, than.! have 
now. 

The Easel shaped monument project meets with my hearty approval. It 
will be a constant reminder of the patriotism, loyalty and bravery dis- 
played by the American Volunteer Soldier during those four bleeding years 
of Civil Strife. 

The idea is a good one. It is worthy of and will be a success. 


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LETTERS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. 

Chicago, Ill., January 2ft, 1896. 
The Easel Monument Ass’n.,Chicago, III. 

Gentlemen: —lam in receipt of the Easel 
Monument picture ordered by me, engrossed 
with my record of service. I am highly 
pleased with it. The engrossing is done in a 
most satisfactory manner and I cordially rec¬ 
ommend your Association to the Comrades 
of 1861 and 1865, as the picture hands down 
to coming generations the service record of 
the soldier who gave the best part of his life 
for his Country in the hour of its need, that 
an appreciative people desire to preserve. 
Very truly yours, Q. H. Chapin, 

Adj t. of Thomas Post No. 5, G. A. R. Dep’t 
of Illinois. 


HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF 
THE REPUBLIC. 

Adjutant General’s Office. 

Rockford, Ill., Aug. 25, 1895. 
Mr. C. E. Wilson, Gen. Agent of the Easel 
Monument Ass’n.—Dear Sir: I have exam¬ 
ined all papers presented to me relating to 
the proposed plan of operation of The Easel 
Monument Association and am pleased to 
say, satisfactorily to myself. Should the Asso¬ 
ciation complete their work as outlined, they 
are certainly entitled to the thanks of every 
Grand Army man. Yours very truly, 

C. C. Jones, Adjutant General. 

Rockford, January 8, 1896. 
The Easel Monument Ass n. 

Gentlemen:—I am in receipt of the beau¬ 
tiful engraving, Easel Monument, with my 
war record neatly engraved on the tablet of 
the same. 

I am well pleased with the picture, and 
think every soldier should possess one, to be¬ 
queath his children, as a reminder of the 
loyalty and patriotism of the young men of 
those terrible days when our country was in 
danger. Wishing you success. Iam, 

Sincerely yours, Lewis F. Lake, 
Clerk of the Circuit Court. 

Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 1, 1895. 
This is to certify that I have examined the 
papers relating to the Easel-Shaped Monu¬ 
ment proposed to be erected by The Easel 
Monument Association, and from the brief 
examination which I have had time 1 1 give 
the subject, I believe it a worthy one and en¬ 
titled to the support of Grand Army men. 

Joseph W. Fifer, Ex. Gov. State of Ill. 

I concur in the above, 

J. H. Rowell. 

Late Capt. Co. G., 17th, Ill. Inft. 

Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 2, ’95. 

To Whom it May Concern: I have ex¬ 
amined the papers descriptive of the Easel- 
Shaped Monument and I am of the opinion 
that the movement is a good one and worthy | 


of support from all who wore the blue during 
the late civil war. A. C. Sweetser, 

Past Dept. Coin'. State of Ill., also Past Com. 
Post No. 146. 

Joliet, Ill., Sept 14, 1895. 

C. E. Wilson, Gen. Agent for The Easel 
Monument Ass’n. 

Dear Sir: Replying to your letter of the 
13th, I will say that I think the Easel Mouu- 
. ment picture a good thing, such a good thing 
that I have ordered one. The great excellence 
about it is, that it gives the individual old 
soldier a metho l of preserving his own per¬ 
sonal army record, and thus handing it down 
to his children and his children’s children. 
Every old soldier should have one. 

Yours truly, P. C. Hayes, 

Ex-Congressman 7th Ill. Dist. 

Joliet, Ill., Aug. 21, ’95. 
To Whom it May Concern: An examin¬ 
ation of the papers descriptive of the Easel- 
Shaped Monument convinces me of its 
desirability and adaptability to preserve 
the personal records of the men who 
from ’61 to *65 exhibited the highest type 
of patriotism in defending the integrity of 
the flag. I am therefore constrained to give 
the movement my unqualified endorsement. 

Rev. A. K. Morgan, 

Past Com. Bartelson Post G. A. R., Joliet, Ill. 

Downer’s Grove, Ill., June 20, 1895. 
The Easel Monument Ass’n. 

Gentlemen: —I have just received the 
Easel Monument picture ordered of you 
some time ago with my record of service en¬ 
grossed thereon. I also have, in my home, 
an oil painted “ Escutcheon ” which cost me 
$50.00 and on comparison I must say that as 
a record of service, the Easel Monument 
picture is fully as complete, and as a work of 
art much more attractive than the ‘'Escutch¬ 
eon.” T. S. Rogers, 

Com. Post No. 468, G. A. R. 

Joliet, Ill., Sept. 2, 1895. 
Comrades of the 100th III. Vol. Inft.: 

The scheme to accomplish the erection of a 
monument to the memory of the Boys in Blue 
and making it a National enterprise, together 
with the Tablet Memorial, does appear to me 
most commendable. 

The idea suggested also of a roster of the 
Field and Staff Officers, the officers and pri¬ 
vates of each Company engrossed upon the 
tablet of the picture is one I suggest each com¬ 
rade to avail himself of thus giving him the 
name and history of each member of his 
Company. 

The commendations placed before me of 
The Easel Monument Association together 
with m my names of officers well known to 
me, warrants my asking each comrade to 
give this matter due consideration. 

Resp’y suggested, Jas. G. Elwood, 

Date Capt. Co. B. 100th Ill. Vol. Inft. 








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GOV. HARVEY POST, NO. 17, G. A. R. 

Department of Wisconsin. 

Racine, Wis., Oct. 24, 1895. 
Mr. Aug. A. Adam, General Agent for the 

“ Easel Monument Association.” 

Dear Sir:—W e the undersigned, having 
carefully examined the papers descriptive of 
the National Monument of an easel shape 
and read the letters of recommendation 
submitted to us, from many Grand Army 
men of great repute, are of the opinion that 
the movement is a p itriotic one and deserves 
the support of the Boys in Blue. 

We are also convinced that our Comrades, 
as well as us, will approve the idea of keep¬ 
ing their record of service, not only for them¬ 
selves, but also for their families. 

We therefore heartily endorse the move¬ 
ment and recommend all soldiers to give 
same their earnest consideration. 

Yours in F. C. & L. 

E. W. Fisher, Commander, 

N. G. Eadus, Adjutant, 

John C. Lunn, Quarter Master, 

C. W. Mills, O. G , 

Geo, E. Smith, Past Commander, 

S. W. Eager, Past Commandei, 

Post No. 17. 

FRED. S. LOVELL POST, NO. 230 
G. A. R. 

Kenosha, Wis., September 27, 1895. 

To Whom it May Concern: After a care¬ 
ful examination of the papers descriptive ot 
the ‘‘Easel-Shaped Monument ” and after 
reading letters of reference from many men 
of high repute in the Grand Army of the 
Republic, we are of the opinion that the 
movemen t is a good one and deserving ot 
support from all those who wore the blue 
during the late Civil War. 

We therefore cheerfully endorse the scheme 
of erecting the “ National Monument” and 
recommend our comrades to give the project 
due consideration. Yours very truly, etc. 

William Newhouse, 

Com. F. S. Lovell Post. 

G. C. Limpert, 

Adjutant Post 230. 

LETTER OF THANKS. 

The following letter was received from 
Naper Post No. 468, G. A. R., in ackowledge- 
ment of a Post Room Easel Monument pic¬ 
ture which every G. A. R Post that co-oper¬ 
ates with The Easel Monument Ass’n. is 
entitled to free of charge: 

Downers Grove, Ill. Aug. 1,1895. 

J. Worth Carnahan, Esq. 

Dear Sir:— By resolution of Naper Post 
No. 468, G. A. R , Department of Illinois, al¬ 
low us to return to you our sincere and heart¬ 
felt thanks for the picture of the beautiful 
Easel-Shaped Monument, with Roster of our 
Post on it. Not only to us, but as a souvenir 
to all the boy’s that wore the blue and upheld 


the honor of 11 Old Glory.’j It will always oc¬ 
cupy a conspicuous place in our Post room. 

Naper Post No. 468 G. A. R. 

Dep’t. of Illinois. 

LETTER OFTHANKS. 

Bartelson Post No. 6. G. A. R. | 
Joliet, Ill. Nov. 21, 1895. J 
J. W. Carnahan, Esq. 

Dear Sir: —Replying to your letter of Nov. 
20, I will say that the annual Camp-fire of 
Bartelson Post No. 6, Joliet, came off last 
Tuesday eve. We had a royal good time. In 
behalf of the donors, I presented the Post 
Room Easel Monument Picture to the Post 
in a few brief remarks. It is a fine thing to 
have in our hall and the comrades are all 
highly pleased with it. Not only is the picture, 
in an'd of itself, an interesting and attractive 
object, but it gives to the comrades a com¬ 
plete roster of our membership, which is a 
pleasing thing to one and all, as it gives as¬ 
surance to the members that their names will 
be preserved not only during their life time, 
but will be handed down to their children and 
their children's children through the Sons of 
Veterans and others who may come after 
them. With the best washes for your success, 
I am yours truly, P. C. Hayes. 

Commander Post No. 6. 

HEADQUARTERS GRAND ARMY OF 
THE REPUBLIC. 

Adjutant General’s Office. 

No. 25 Exchange St., Lynn, Mass., 

March 6th, 1894. 

J. W. Carnahan, Esq.—Dear Sir: I re¬ 
ceived in due time your favor of February 
7th, and later on the two copies of your 
‘‘History of the Easel-Shaped Monument” 
reached these headquarters, during the ab¬ 
sence of Commander-in-Chief Adams and 
myself in attendance upon various Depart¬ 
ment Encampments. * * * In behalf of 

the Commander-in-Chief, as well as upon my 
own account, I take the earliest opportunity^ 
to congratulate you upon the completeness 
and elegance of the work, and trust that you 
will have a great call for the same. * * * 

Assuring you that if we can do anything 
within reason to assist you we shall be very 
glad to do it. I have the honor to remain, 
Yours very truly, 

James F. Meech, Adjutant General. 

DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK. 

Albany, N. Y., June 13th, 1895. 

To Whom it May Concern: This is to 
say that we have examined the project of the 
“Easel Monument” to be erected by the Mon¬ 
umental Bronze Company, of Bridgeport, 
Conn., and also the plan of distributing en¬ 
gravings of the same, with the individual 
record of each purchaser thereof, issued by 
“The Easel Monument Association. 

The scheme commends itself as an excel¬ 
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means of keeping in each soldier’s lamilya 
beautiful memento, or record, of his services 
during the War of the Rebellion. It keeps 
one’s record in a form that will be ornamen¬ 
tal and which must be highly prized by the 
families and friends of every soldier of the 
war. 

We heartily endorse the efforts being put 
forth in the presentation of this work, believ¬ 
ing it to be a worthy and patriotic object. 

Edward J. Atkinson, Dept. Com. 
John Kohler, Jr., Vice Dept. Com. 

D. F. Allen, Ass’t. Adjt. General. 

DEPARTMENT OF CONNECTICUT. 

Willimantic, Conn., Aug. 29, 1894. 
Having had my attention called to the plan 
of the proposed “ Easel-Shaped Monument,” 
I am favorably impressed with the idea, inas¬ 
much as it will commemorate the valuable 
aid given to the Grand Army of the Republic 
bv the Sons of Veterans and Woman's Relief 
Corps, and I heartily endorse the plan and 
hope the Monument will soon be placed in 
one of our cities. Bbnejah E. Smith, 

Past Dept. Commander. 

Bridgeport, Conn. 

To Whom it May Concern: This is to 
certify that I have examined the plans of the 
‘‘Easel-Shaped Monument.” to be built by 
The Monumental Bronze Co., of Bridgeport, 
Conn , and have no hesitation in commend¬ 
ing it as a work of art which would beautify 
and adorn any public place, and be a fitting 
and endearing memorial to the memory and 
honor of those brave men who fought to pre¬ 
serve the nation in the War of the Rebellion. 
I have been familiar with the work of the 
Monumental Bronze Co. for many years, and 
can testify to the artistic merit of their work 
and the enduring quality of the White Bronze 
produced by them. Yours very truly. 

Alfred B. Beers, Past Dept. Commander. 

We endorse what Judge Beers has said 
above: 

Ira E- Hicks, Past Com.-in-Chief, G. A. R., 
New Britain, Conn. 

A. H. Embler, Adj. Gen. of Conn., New 
Haven, Conn. 

J. H. Thatcher, Asst. Adj. Gen. Dept, of 
Conn., Hartford, Conn. 

Gen. Wm. H. Pierpont, Past Dept. Com. and 
Maj. Gen. S. of V., U. S. A., New Haven, 
Conn. 

Isaac B. Hyatt. Past Dept. Com., Meridan, 
Conn. 

Geo. A. Staples, Past Dept. Com , Bridge¬ 
port, Conn. 

John C. Broatch, Past Dept. Com., Middle- 
town, Conn. 

L. W. Dickinson, Past Dept. Com., Hartford, 
Conn. 

DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS 

Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 17, 1895. 
To Whom it May Concern: Having ex¬ 
amined the plans of the proposed Easel- 


Shaped Monument, I do not hesitate to ex¬ 
press my appreciation of the same by cheer¬ 
fully endorsing and commending it to all as 
a fitting memorial to those who from 1861 to 
1885 fought for the preservation of the Union. 

Joseph W. Thayer, 

Com. Dept, of Mass. G. A. R. 

Fitchburg, Mass. 

To Whomsoever it May Concern: My 
attention has been called to a movement to 
erect an “ Easel Monument,” so called, to the 
memory of Union soldiers of the War of the 
Rebellion. Also in connection therewith is a 
photogravure of the same, designed to per¬ 
petuate as a family memorial and individual 
service of those most near and dear. The de¬ 
sign is both beautiful and unique. I heartily 
endorse and commend it to your favorable 
consideration. J. W. Kimball, 

Past Dept. Commander, Dept, of Mass. 

DEPARTMENT OF OHIO. 

Athens, Ohio, January 3, 1896. 

To All Whom it May Concer’n: This is 
to certify that I have just examined the pic¬ 
tured representation of the Easel Monument 
Memorial, projected on the plan of the Easel 
Monument Ass n. of Chicago, Ill. 

The Monument itself seems to be appro¬ 
priately and tastefully designed and no doubt 
will be an e'egaut historic structure. * * * 
The Easel Monument picture will be held in 
inestimable value by the descendants of him 
whose record is preserved thereon. I there¬ 
fore commend it as worthy of encouragement 
and patronage. Charles Townsend, 

Dep’t. Commander. 

We concur in the above, 

D. M. Birchfield, Ass’t, Adj’t. Gen. 
Elmer Golden, Ass’t. Q. M. 

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 16, 1896. 

To Whom it May Concern: We desire to 
heartily endorse Mr. J. H. Cooley, the son of 
a veteran, and his associates for their earnest 
efforts in behalf of the Easel Monument 
Association and recommend them to your 
kindly consideration. Thesesons'of ours are 
striving to strengthen ard perpetuate the 
principles their fathers so nobly fought to 
defend, and we trust that each and everyone 
to whom they appeal may aid them in every 
possible way. Very sincerely yours in F. C.. 
and L. Salena F. Springsteen, 

Dep’t. Pres’t Ohio W. R. C. 

Alice W. Fuller, Dept. Secy. 

Lois M. Knauff, Dept. Treas. 

Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 6, 1896, 

I have just examined the picture of the 
Easel Monument, and endorse it most heart¬ 
ily. I think the monument which it repre¬ 
sents will be an ornament to any city that 
may be fortunate enough to secure it. It wilt 
be something to perpetuate and keep in 
memory the brave deeds of Fathers, Hus¬ 
bands, Brothers and Sons long after they are 





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all gone, as well as their families. I trust the 
Easel Monument picture will meet with the 
approval of all the soldier organizations in 
this great land of ours, purchased and re¬ 
deemed by our heroes. Fraternally yours, 

Mary E. Cook. 

Dept. Pres., Ladies of the G. A. R. 

DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA. 

Asst. Adjt. Gen.’s Office, 1025 Arqh St. 

Philadelphia, Pa., March 29, 1894. 

J. W. CarnahAn, Esq.—Dear Sir: Depart¬ 
ment Commander William Emsley directs 
me to acknowledge receipt of your History 
of the Easel-Shaped Monument and to ex¬ 
press his appreciation of the same. Inter¬ 
ested in the old soldier and his achievements, 
the ‘ Easel-Shaped Monument” will recall 
many of the memories of years ago. Very 
truly yours, James F. Morrison. 

Asst. Ajt. Gen. 

Grove City, Pa., June 21, 1894. 

To Whom it May Concern: Having ex¬ 
amined, ordered and received a picture of 
the “Easel-Shaped Monument,” tobeerected 
in some state to the memei y of the soldiers of 
the late Civil War, I find it all that is claimed 
for it, and heartily recommend it to all who 
were out or had friends who faced the blast 
from 1861 to 1865 — a handsome record of their 
service in the Army. N. T. Maxwell, 

Late Col. of lOORegt. Pa. Vol. (Roundheads) 

Bvt. Brig. Gen. 

Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 26, 1894. 

J. W. Carnahan, Esq.—My Dear Sir: I 
have just received a picture of the “Easel- 
Shaped Monument,” engrossed with my war 
record, and I am delighted with the same. It 
is an excellent production of art and I shall 
omit no opportunity to aid the project all in 
my power, and I trust the plan adopted for 
raising the funds with which to build the 
“Easel-Shaped Monument” will meet with 
the success it so much deserves. I am, 

Yours most truly, A. P. Davis. 

Founder of the S. of V., U. S. A. 

DEPARTMENT OF VERMONT. 

Newport, Vt., April 23, 1894. 

To Whom it May Concern: This may 
■certify that a plan and project for the intro¬ 
duction ofthe “Easel-Shaped Monument” has 
been presented at these headquarters. I am 
pleased with the design and shall be glad to 
have the introduction of this memorial to 
Hie loyalty and sacrifice of “we boys” ot 
’61-’65 meet with the hearty support of a pa¬ 
triotic people. 

C. F. Branch, Dept. Commander. 

Brandon, Vt., Jan. 15, 1894. 

This is to say: That the project of erecting 
the “Easel-Shaped Monument’” asa memo¬ 
rial of patriotism has been submitted to me, 
and I very cheerfully give it my approval and 
recommend its patronage to all. 

(Signed] Ebenezer J. Ormsbee, 

Ex-Gov. Vermont. 


DEPARTMENT OF RHODE ISLAND. 

Providence, R. I., March 8, 1894. 

To Whom it May Concern: My attention 
has been called to a work of art called the 
“Easel Monument Memorial.” 

The purpose and object of the enterprise 
meets with my hearty approval, and I take 
pleasure in commending it as worthy of at¬ 
tention and patronage. Very respectfully 
yours, Charles H. Baker, 

Com. Dept. R. I. G. A. R. 

DEPARTMENT OF MARYLAND. 

Headquarters Dept, of Md., G. A. R. 

Baltimore., Mar. 27, 1895. 

To Whom it May Concern: It affords me 
great pleasure to state that the members of 
Arthur Post, No. 41, G. A. R. Dept, of Md., are 
very much pleased with the handsome picture 
of the “Easel Shaped Monument,” engrossed 
with history of Post, etc. This picture is 
truly an “ Heirloom ” that any soldier who 
served in the War of the Rebellion from ’61 
to ’63 might be proud of. 

The project of erecting the “Easel Shaped 
Monument” as a memorial to the heroism of 
the Veterans who served in the late war for 
the preservation of the Union is a noble one 
and I hope the efforts of the Easel Monument 
A.ss'n. maybe crowned with success. Very 
respectfully yours, 

O. A. Horner Dept. Com. 

Sharpsburg, Md., Dec. 25, 1895, 
Messrs. Sykes & Mister. 

Gentlemen: —I herewith enclose instru¬ 
ment of writing relative to the Easel Monu¬ 
ment picture presented to Antietam Post, No. 
14. I hope that the same will prove satisfac¬ 
tory, as we did not know howto make it any 
stronger. I will here state in behalf of the 
comrades who have received their picture of 
the monument, that it proved to be beyond 
expectations both in style and finish. They 
all highly appreciate the picture and con¬ 
sider the amount paid for it a very nominal 
sum. Engrossed as it is with their war 
record the picture could not be bought from 
them at any price. 

Any recommendation you should need from 
Antietam Post, you may write up to us, and 
there will be no trouble to get the signature 
of our commander and adj utant, with seal at¬ 
tached. Very respectfully, 

JohnL- Crim, adjt. Antietam Post. 

HEADQUARTERS ANTIETAM POST, 
NO. 14, G. A. R. 

Department of Maryland. 

Sharpsburg, Md., Dec. 17, 1895. 
To All Whom It May Concern. 

Greeting:— On Tuesday, December 17, 
1895, agents T. M. Sykes and C. C. Mister. 
Esqs, representing the Easel Monument Ass’n 
of Chicago, Ill., presented Antietam Post No. 
14, Dept, of Md., G. A. R., with a copy of the 
Easel Monument picture with Roster of Post 







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thereon, handsomely framed, and the above 
named Post desiring to show their apprecia¬ 
tion upon the occasion of the acceptance of 
the above named Memorial passed the fol- 
lowin resolution: 

Resolved , That we as a Post tender the 
above named gentlemen, acting agents for 
said association, our heartfelt thanks for 
said gift which proved satisfactory in all 
points. Respectfully submitted, 

Joseph Cox. Commander of Post. 

John L. Crim, Adjutant. 

HEADQUARTERS RENO POST NO. 4, 
G. A. R. 

Department of Maryland. 

Hagerstown, Md., Jan. 21, 18S6. 

Messrs. C. C. Mister andT. M. Sykes.: 

Sirs. —Your note accompanying the pic¬ 
ture of the Easel Monument which you pre 
sen ted to the Post this evening was read to 
the Post and the picture examined and very 
much appreciated by all the members. I am 
instructed to forward you the following reso¬ 
lution which was unanimously passed by the 
Post: 

Resolved, That the thanks of Reno Post, 
No. 4, Dept, of Md., be extended to the Easel 
Monument Assn, for the handsome picture 
presented by them, through their agents, 
C. C. Mister and T. M Sykes, engrossed with 
a roster of our Post, and that we recommend 
them and their work to all G. A. R. comrades 
and old soldiers. 

Signed, J. C. Ward, Adjt. 


HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL ASSO¬ 
CIATION NAVAL VETERANS, 

U. S. OF A. 

New York, Feb. 6, 1894. 

J. W. Carnahan, Esq. 

Dear Sir: —The “Easel Monument pro¬ 
ject’" meets with my hearty endorsement 
and its completion will, I trust, be a thing ot 
the near future. The picture is indeed a 
tribute to loyalty and a constant reminder to 
patriotism, and I trust your efforts will be 
amply rewarded in this direction. 

I desire, in behalf of my shipmates, to 
heartily thank you for the generous manner 
in which j’ou have recognized the Naval Vet¬ 
erans, on the design of the Monument. 

Yours very truly, B. S. Osbon, 
Rear Admiral Commanding. 

HEADQUARTERS NAVAL POST,NO. 
400, DEPARTMENT PENNSYL¬ 
VANIA, G. A. R. 

Philadelphia, Feb. 6, 1895. 

J. W. Carnahan, Esq. 

Dear Sir: — My picture of the “Easel 
Shaped Monument’’ has been received, and 
I am well pleased with thesame, and heartily 
recommend it to my comrades of the Army 
and Navy and to their families also. I sin¬ 
cerely trust that your efforts to perpetuate 
the memories of our brave veterans will be 
gratefully appreciated by all concerned, and 
a spirit of loyalty thus developed. 

Very truly yours, William Simmons, 
Past Commander and Historian of the Na¬ 
tional Assn, of Naval Veterans, U. S. of A. 




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